Vandaag kwam het jaarverslag over 2024 van Randstad uit. En ik ben op zoek gegaan naar de laatste oprispingen over Monster. Waar Randstad in 2024 afscheid van nam. Met piepende banden, wel te verstaan…

Voor financiële fijnproevers is er de nodige informatie te vinden in het jaarverslag. Ik loop het van voor naar achter door.

On September 16, 2024, [Randstad] completed the formation of an associate combining its job board business, Monster, with CareerBuilder, a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo. [Randstad] obtained a non-controlling minority stake (49%) in CareerBuilder + Monster, the newly formed associate. The deferred gain that resulted from the disposal of Monster was applied against the investment in associate resulting in additions to associates of nil.

As at December 31, 2024, [Randstad] total assets and liabilities of CareerBuilder + Monster amounted to approximately € 289 million and € 294 million, respectively, as at December 31, 2024 (2023: nil). Total revenue in 2024 since the inception of the associate amounted to € 59 million (2023: nil).

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