Dutch investor (Icecat) takes 50% stake in global collector of product reviews

Jan. 6, 2014 - PRLog -- Amsterdam (NL)/Gothenburg (SE), January 6, 2013: The Dutch Internet investor Netvalue – who also operates the global product content syndicator Icecat - takes a 50% stake in Swedish FMP Publishing AB, which runs Testseek.com. TestSeek is a global collector of product ratings used in the ecommerce applications of manufacturers and retailers. TestSeek generates product ratings, based on the data of 1000s of review websites. TestSeek reviews and ratings are a good addition to the services provided by Icecat. Icecat is a global market leader in the syndication of product data-sheets in 40 languages ​​and 160 countries.

Testseek.com CEO, Fredrik Engdahl, sees "Netvalue and Icecat as a leader in the field of product data that gives TestSeek access to a large customer base of hundreds of manufacturers and thousands of webshops and other ecommerce users. In this way, TestSeek can stand out from the competition."

Martijn Hoogeveen, Netvalue investor and CEO of Icecat expects that “the integration of Test Seek reviews with Icecat rich product content gives ecommerce companies an advantage in serving consumers and business buyers. Customers do not just want to understand what they are buying, but also want to have the assurance that they are buying a product that has been rated the best by the market."

About FMP Publishing AB

FMP Publishing AB, Gothenburg, Sweden, is specialized in gathering and standardize product reviews in the area of IT and consumer electronics. Each reviewed product is assigned an average rating based on all tests collected. The reviews are gathered in real time from thousands of publications from more than 25 countries.

About Netvalue BV
Netvalue, is active as an ecommerce investor since 1998, via its ecommerce fund iMerge.nl and directly. It has sold its participation in the leading Dutch/German sportsware etailer Futurumshop in 2013, and has sold its participation in the first Dutch computer eshop in 2007. The focus is now on ecommerce facilities, such as the global publisher of product data Icecat, webshop developer Iceshop/Batavi, and Where-To-Buy provider Iceleads. Netvalue, further invests in marketing activities such as a series of Publicis agencies in Belarus, Ukraine and the Caucasus region.