Category: Parship

Oakley Capital Bought German Dating Site Parship

Posted on April 2, 2015

Parship logo Sep 16PRESS RELEASE – Apr 2 – Oakley Capital bought Parship, one of the leading online dating services in Europe, from the founding company Holtzbrinck Digital. The transaction is expected to close in May. Parship was founded in 2001. The company saw ~60M Eur in revenues in 2014, an increase 35% YOY. Oakley Capital, headquartered in London, is a private equity firm which focuses on investments in telecommunications, information technology and media.

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Tim Schiffers Is The New CEO Of Parship

Posted on September 15, 2014

Parship logo Sep 16PRESS RELEASE – Sep 15 - Parship has announced that Tim Schiffers will run the company after current CEO Arne Kahlke retires. Arne Kahlke has led the company since 2012. Henning Rönneberg stays as COO and Marc Schachtel as CTO.

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gayParship Partners With Blu Media

Posted on December 23, 2013

GayParship partners with BlueBLU.FM – Dec 22 – gayPARSHIP and Blu Media Group have signed a cooperative agreement to provide articles and content with helpful tips for couples and singles.

The full article was originally published at Blu.fm, but is no longer available.

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The 20 Most Useful Dating Websites

Posted on May 25, 2013

TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – May 10 - Online dating is now one of the most popular ways to meet a new partner and there are ~1400 sites in the UK alone. 

  • Match.com
  • MySingleFriend 

  • eHarmony
  • Friend Finder
  • JDate 

  • Gay.com 

  • Christian Connection – the largest, and longest established subscriber based UK Christian dating site.
  • Muddy Matches – For Single Farmers, Rural Singles, Equestrian Singles and Country Friends could be the place for you.
  • Zoosk
  • Telegraph Dating
  • Lovestruck.com – for dates in your lunch hour. 
  • Parship 

  • Shaadi.com
  • Saga Connections – for people over 50.
  • Dating Vegetarian
  • Dating Direct
  • Flirtbox
  • Love Arts – for singles who love arts
  • Dating For Parents
  • Green Singles

See full article at Telegraph.co.uk

Two Thirds Of People ‘Facebook Stalk’ Before A Potential Date

Posted on December 19, 2012

Parship logo Sep 16MARIE CLAIRE – Dec 18 – Two thirds of potential dates check out Facebook and Twitter before a first date, with three quarters of these cancelling if they find something that paints their prospective love interest in a bad light, according to a survey by Parship. The top "turn offs" were bad profile pictures, a lack of humour, aggressive online behaviour, flirting with others via profile and over sharing.

by Claudia Canavan
See full article at Marie Claire

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60% Of Babyboomers Used Online Dating Site

Posted on October 12, 2012

PARSHIP – Oct 10 – According to Parhip's latest study, 60% of people 50+ used online dating sites in the last 12 months. In comparison, only 47% of people 18-29 visited an online dating site at the same period.

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Arne Kahlke Is The New CEO Of Parship

Posted on June 6, 2012

Parship arne kahlkePRESS RELEASE – June 6 – Arne Kahlke is returning to Parship and with Henning Rönneberg will form the new dual leadership of Parship. In 2004 Kahlke founded EliteMedianet, the parent company of ElitePartner.de. He led the company until 2010. He was working for Parship from 2002 to 2004 as the Chief of Marketing and Sales. Kahlke will take care of the marketing activities and business in Germany. Rönneberg will focus on the international activities.

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Parship CEO Peter F. Schmid Stepping Down

Posted on May 14, 2012

Parship logo Sep 16GRÜNDERSZENE – May 13 – After two and a half years Schmidt decided to step down (reportedly for personal reasons) and hand the reigns of leadership over to the current Parship CFO Henning Rönneberg. Peter F. Schmid will leave at the end of May. Henning Rönneberg (43) has served as Parship CFO since 2008.

by Magdalena Räth
See full article at Gründerszene (in German)

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Top 4 German Dating Sites Agreed To Follow A Code To Protect It’s Customers

Posted on May 10, 2012

Spin kodex logoPRESS RELEASE – May 10 – eDarling, FriendScout24, Neu.de and Parship voluntarily committed to comply with rules (SPIN Kodex) that Federal Association of the Digital Economy (BVDW) put together to protect their customers. The "SPIN Kodex" defines clear rules related to cancellations policy, recurring payments and privacy issues. All parties must take all necessary measures to prevent fraudulent or criminal misuse of their platforms by third parties.

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Third Of British Women 40+ Want To Date A Toy Boy

Posted on May 3, 2012

ParshiplogoDAILYMAIL.CO.UK – May 3 – Four out of 10 of the British women surveyed confessed they are after romance, lasting love and even marriage with their toy boys. 44% want something steady, safe and secure while 13% are after a new start following a break-up. The poll of 4,5K singles by Parship shows women in their 40s and 50s are keen to date a man who is five years or more younger. In 2005, similar research revealed just 8% considered dating a younger man. 18% per cent of guys under 40 said they were actively looking to meet an attractive, older woman, compared to 5% five years ago.

by Nicky Harley
See full article at DailyMail.co.uk

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