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Nordrhein-Westfalen; Düsseldorf; Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Essen
Sector
Financial / Insurance/ Estate 68 - Real estate activities 68.2 - Rental and operating of own or leased real estate 68.2 - Rental and operating of own or leased real estate
500 - 600 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
13 June 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2005
Foreseen end date
31 December 2005
Description
Viterra, a company specialising in the large-scale management of housing, is reported to cut one third of its work-force. Viterra was recently sold by energy-giant E.ON to British hedge fund Terra Firma. Terra firma wants to focus Viterra's business and will close the departments for development and data processing. The way job losses will be managed was not disclosed.
Sources
13 June 2005: business-wissen.de
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Viterra, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 61750, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61750.