Geir Hamnes in bankruptcy court – Dagbladet.no

(Financial Newspaper): Since 90s “Miss General» Geir Hamnes and business partner Borge Kraft Pedersen worked with events and artist booking through the company Best Company, Finance writes newspaper.

According to its own website can over 100 artists, presenters, DJ? S and compères booked for events.

Espen Lind, Jørn Hoel, Anita Hegerland and Alex Rosén are some of the celebrities listed.

Now the company is bankrupt. According to a ruling by the Oslo City Court was an employee who sent Best Company in bankruptcy court.

The requirement was holiday pay of 36,200 crowns.

– Not moved

Failed restructuring and cost was the main reason, according Hamnes.

– it was set in motion a process at the end of 2014. As part of this was initiated talks with an investor. After lengthy negotiations, this was unfortunately not one of the company had no choice but to cease operations. It was nevertheless made further attempts completely into the past, he said.

According Hamnes market is difficult at the moment.

– Our industry has labeled the crisis in the oil industry well, first and foremost in that it has been a far lower activity in western and southern Norway. But completely stop it is not. The budgets are lower. More often conducted events without prolific performers and presenters.

A Role search shows that Hamnes and Pedersen established company Artist & amp; Event few months before the bankruptcy was a fact.

On the new sites are many of the same artists listed. “Artist & amp; Event wants to emerge as the leading content provider to event market in Norway, “it says.

– Have you moved the business to a new company?

– The operations not moved. It has always been in the plans to split the operations of the management and booking company and a company that would be responsible for the booking of the event, he said.

Payment Remarks

Best Company has not delivered statements to the company Register since 2013. Then the turnover was 15.7 million, while profit before tax was a loss of NOK 300,000.

According to a credit check from Bisnode company has nine payment defaults. In court has Pedersen and Hamnes even stated that the total debt is at NOK 300,000.

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