Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Goodgame, a German games producer, is to create 400 jobs in Hamburg by the end of 2015.
In February, Goodgame opened a new site in Hamburg where many of the new employees will work.
Founded eight years ago, Goodgame is one of the fastest growing companies in the games industry. It focuses on games for mobile devices and already has 245 million registered players. The volume of sales has doubled to 202 million euros in 2014. The number of employees has also increased to 1168. In the future, the company intends to keep focusing on mobile game development and also intends to expand into other markets, especially in Asia.
Eurofound (2015), Goodgame, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 79238, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/79238.
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