NET SE (Meyer Optic) company supposedly filed for bankruptcy

kds315* · Expire: 2021-03-09

...according to https://kosmofoto.com/2018/08/ne-se-the-company-behind-the-ihagee-elbaflex-slr-files-for-bankruptcy/ after a serious accident of NET SE's CEO Stefan Immes.

What that means for the approx. $30.000 in crowfunding and the new lenses announced, needs to be seen.

Tervueren · Expire: 2014-11-08

Dear friends,

we have a rather sad message for you today. A few weeks ago, our founder, CEO and main investor Stefan Immes had a serious traffic accident, which he barely survived. Although we have been able to talk to him and although, for a very short time of the day he has become the astute, humorous and positive entrepreneur we know, it is now clear that due to the severity of the injuries he will not be able to continue running the company in the foreseeable future.

For a company of 15 employees only, this entails a large number of changes. Currently, we are in the process of reorganization and are trying to establish a working system as no successor regulation can yet be found for the Net SE Group. For this reason, we are currently undergoing a restructuring process with an as yet unknown outcome for the individual divisions.

Especially as far as Crowdfunding is concerned, we think that we will need until the end of October to be able to share our conclusions on how to proceed. One of the top priorities of the Oprema Crowdfunding team is, of course, to deliver the orders we receive as promised. However, we ask for your understanding that, for legal reasons alone, we cannot make any faster decisions without having reorganized the company. For technical questions, our support team is of course still available, but we can only make limited forecasts about the development progress of our projects.

We are honestly touched and the shock still sits deep. We are also extremely sorry that we are not able to spread better and more positive news at the moment, but we are working very hard to change this at short notice.

Yours sincerly, team at Oprema Optik

kds315* · Expire: 2021-03-09

Sad story indeed, let's hope they find a way to make it through!

dan_ · Expire: 2016-12-19

The DPreview forum member Mistral75 found some more information:

"Globell B.V., net SE's main operational subsidiary (it's a software editor and distributor), renamed ColorTec B.V. as of 24 October 2017, was declared insolvent as of 7 November 2017 and liquidated and dissolved as of 29 May 2018, some two months before Dr Immes's alleged 'traffic accident'.

https://www.crediteurenlijst.nl/nl/Insolvencies/Details/5245

https://drimble.nl/bedrijf/venlo/16451244/globell-bv.html

This could have been the main cash drain, temporarily 'patched' by the lens crowdfunding projects. "

kds315* · Expire: 2021-03-09

calvin83 · Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7576 Location: Hong Kong

Thing get even worse , the crowdfunding supporters might not get back the money they have paid.

https://www.photoscala.de/2018/10/15/pleite-das-ende-von-meyer-optik-goerlitz-c-p-goerz-und-oprema-jena-ist-besiegelt/

kds315* · Expire: 2021-03-09

New development: OPC Optics located in Bad Kreuznach / Germany https://www.opc-optics.de/ has taken over the Meyer brand rights and will continue making the new type Trioplan lens. However, they have not taken over any debts nor any obligations of that former company - but will offer discounts for people who had signed and ordered via the crowfunding.