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ASSA ABLOY acquires Technology Solutions in the UK

ASSA ABLOY has acquired Technology Solutions (TSL) in the UK, a global provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) handheld readers. TSL designs, develops and manufactures ruggedized mobile RFID readers and other multi-technology, mobile device peripherals used to identify and track products and assets. "I am very pleased to welcome TSL into the ASSA ABLOY Group. TSL is a strategic technological addition to the ASSA ABLOY Group and reinforces our current RFID offering and provides complementary growth opportunities,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY. “The

Appointment of New Chief Operating Officer

8 February 2021   Independent Oil and Gas plc  Appointment of new Chief Operating Officer   Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG" or "the Company"), (AIM: IOG.L), the UK gas company targeting high returns via an infrastructure-led hub strategy, is pleased to announce that it has appointed David Gibson as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective today. David has extensive relevant North Sea engineering and project management experience over a near 30-year energy industry career, culminating in a number of executive management positions over the past decade. Having

Neste’s renewable products helped customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally by 10 million tons in 2020

Neste Corporation, Press Release, 8 February 2021 at 9 a.m. (EET) In 2020, Neste’s renewable products helped customers in several geographic markets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10.0 million tons* altogether. This amount equals the annual carbon footprint of 1.5 million average EU citizens (source: World Bank) or the removal of 3.7 million passenger cars from the roads for a full year. “We are committed to help customers reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 million tons annually by 2030. We aim to achieve this commitment with our portfolio of renewable and

Peab builds student housing in Stockholm

Peab has been commissioned to build 182 student apartments in Lappskärsberget close to the University of Stockholm. The customer is Stockholms Studentbostäder and the contract is worth SEK 225 million.The new tower block is the second stage in the expansion of the student housing area Lappkärrsberget. The building will be nine stories including the basement which will house a preschool, café and supplementary spaces like a bicycle shed. “We are pleased to be entrusted with building more of Campus Lappis and contributing to the development of the student housing area. It feels important

Mattias Kirvesniemi appointed CFO of myFC

Mattias Kirvesniemi is appointed CFO of myFC, effective April 1. He succeeds Ulf Henning, whose retirement was announced in August.Mattias Kirvesniemi has extensive experience working as CFO in Sweden and internationally. He was most recently CFO of Health Solutions, a MedTech Company, and prior to that CFO of EFKAB, a technical consultancy. He has a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, KTH. “I’m drawn to companies which transform industries, and the promise of zero-emission technology is intriguing from an

ICA to make it easier for customers to live a healthy life

All ICA Gruppen companies in Sweden have adopted a new health strategy that is based on an ambition to make it easier for our customers to live a healthy life. One of the first targets is that by 2025 at the latest, customers’ purchases of fruits and vegetables will correspond to consumption of 500 grams a day per person. This will be achieved by providing inspiration and through a range of different measures in stores, communication and advocacy work.ICA Gruppen’s health ambition will pursued during the period 2021–2025 and comprises three focus areas: mental well-being, physical well-

YIT Corporation: Managers’ transactions – Tercero Invest AB

YIT Corporation                  Managers' transactions           8 February 2021 at 08:45 a.m.YIT Corporation: Managers’ transactions – Tercero Invest AB   YIT Corporation has received the following notification: YIT Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Tercero Invest AB Position: Closely associated person (X) Legal person   (1):Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities In Issuer Name: Ehrnrooth, Alexander Position: Member of the Board   Issuer: YIT Oyj

FlexQube receives orders worth $220 000 from Siemens in California

Siemens Mobility Inc., a manufacturer of light rail and streetcars, commuter and regional passenger trains, and locomotives in Sacramento, California, order additional material handling carts from FlexQube. The carts will be delivered during the first quarter of 2021. Siemens in Sacramento has been a customer of FlexQube since 2017 and have continuously increased their fleet of carts, and the total number of carts delivered by FlexQube in use at the plant is now above 1000. Siemens ordered a batch of carts worth $200 000 of the same type at the end of the third quarter in 2020 as well.

Atea Sweden wins large frame agreement within software and related service

Atea Sweden AB has won a large new frame agreement with a public sector customer. The frame agreement covers software and related services. Deliveries under the frame agreement will start in Q2 2021. The frame agreement has a two-year term, with an option for an additional two years. The total volume of purchases under the contract is expected to be approximately SEK 300 million per year. Atea is a sole supplier on the frame agreement. The contract is new for Atea, as the frame agreement which preceded this new contract was held by a competitor. “We are very pleased to announce a

Presentation of the full year-report 2020 on February 12

GARO will publish its full year-report 2020 at 07.30 CEST on Friday, February 12. Conference call at 09.30 CESTThe company will host a conference call for the financial community at 09.30 CEST the same day. The conference will be hosted by Patrik Andersson, President & CEO and Helena Claesson, Chief Financial Officer. Dial in numbers:Sweden: 0200 123 717All other locations: +44 20 3936 2999Participant Access Code: 345836 The presentation material will be published at www.garo.se prior to the conference call. The conference will also be audio webcasted in “listen-only” mode

Akelius revises the financial policy

Akelius revised financial policy limits the maximum loan-to-value to 45 percent.The previous limit was 40 percent.The minimum interest coverage ratio is still set to 2.0. Cash sources shall cover the capital needs of the upcoming year and with high probability the needs of two years. Akelius remains committed to an issuer credit rating of minimum BBB. CFO Leiv Synnes: - Akelius’ new direction leads to higher cash flow from the properties.  The new direction includes fewer investments and reduced vacancy due to upgrading.   Improved cash flow, long-term debt, and a

VTT, Neste and their partners seek breakthrough in Finnish e-fuel technology

Press release 8 February 2021 The commercialisation of the electrofuel (e-fuel) production using sustainable electricity and sequestered carbon dioxide got a boost in January from EUR 3.3 million in funding from Business Finland. Coordinated by VTT, the E-fuel research project is connected with the Neste Veturi Ecosystem. The development work is also augmented by a group of companies of which some have their own parallel Business Finland funded projects. Altogether, EUR 6 million is invested in the development of the production of fuels in Finland.Global emissions from transportation

SECOND DATA MONITORING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CONTINUATION OF BERGENBIO'S BGBC020 TRIAL ASSESSING BEMCENTINIB IN COVID-19 PATIENTS

Bergen, Norway, 8[th ]February 2021 - BerGenBio ASA (OSE:BGBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, selective AXL kinase inhibitors for severe unmet medical need, provides an update on the Company sponsored Phase II clinical trial (BGBC020), assessing the efficacy and safety of bemcentinib for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in South Africa and India, following the second meeting of the trial's independent Data Monitoring Committee (iDMC). The iDMC, formed from a group of independent infectious disease clinical experts external to the study,

Ratos establishes new financial targets related to its strategy to develop a long-term business group

· EBITA is to amount to at least SEK 3 billion by 2025. · Net debt in relation to EBITDA should normally range from 1.5 to 2.5x. · The dividend payout ratio should amount to 30–50% of profit after tax attributable to owners of the parent, excluding capital gains and losses. The Board of Ratos AB (“Ratos”) decided on these new financial targets based on the previously announced decision to steer the direction of operations towards becoming a business group with a long-term perspective. Ratos currently has an “eternal” ownership horizon and invests to build value over the long term.

Kungsleden to divest electricity grid to Mälarenergi

Kungsleden is divesting an electricity grid in Finnslätten to Mälarenergi in Västerås. Kungsleden is thereby refining its operations in line with the company’s strategy. Coronasafe ”handshake”. From the left Jonas Rigner CEO Mälarenergi Elnät, Mats Eriksson, Regional Manager Mälardalen Kungsleden and Niklas Gunnar CEO Mälarenergi. “This is a good piece of business for our tenants and for us. Mälarenergi has the necessary long-term perspective and know-how to maintain the facilities and further develop them in an optimal manner for customers, and the transaction allows us to

YIT enhances urban development with Spacemaker software

YIT CORPORATION Press release, February 8, 2021 at 08:00 a.m.YIT is the first Finnish construction company to implement software developed by the Norwegian company Spacemaker to enable quick modelling of urban development projects. YIT will use Spacemaker technology to design new living environments, improve housing quality and cut down the turnaround times of construction projects. YIT has launched cooperation with the Norwegian software company Spacemaker. The goal is to develop even more customer-oriented, sustainable and efficient living environments. “Spacemaker will help us

Strong earnings trend in the fourth quarter and full-year 2020

Fourth quarter 2020: Performance Ratos business group, adjusted for Ratos’s holdings · Net sales decreased to SEK 5,671m (6,277) · EBITA increased to SEK 332m (88) · Cash flow increased to SEK 439m (425)  Full-year 2020: Performance Ratos business group, adjusted for Ratos’s holdings · Net sales decreased to SEK 24,071m (24,499) · EBITA increased to SEK 1,913m (1,198) · Cash flow increased to SEK 1,770m (949)  Fourth quarter 2020: Performance Ratos Group · Operating profit for the Ratos Group increased to SEK 372m (122) · Earnings per share after

Global sleep duration has significantly increased amid Covid-19 pandemic, potentially strengthening immune system’s response to viral pathogens and vaccines

BOSTON, MA – Feb. 8, 2021 – A study  published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research finds that COVID-19 mitigation strategies and changes in our daily routines may have increased global estimated sleep duration by up to 25 minutes. This significant increase in total sleep time is comparable to the impact of hypnotic medication, or common sleep aids, and may be clinically important as sleep deprivation increases susceptibility to viral infection and diminished the immune response to vaccination.Sleep researchers from Harvard Medical School, Brigham

Seadrill Limited (SDRL): Asia Offshore Drilling Chapter 11 Filing

Hamilton, Bermuda, February 7, 2021 – The Board of Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill” or the "Company") (OSE: SDRL, OTCQX:SDRLF) today announces that Chapter 11 cases have been filed in the Southern District of Texas in respect of Seadrill's wholly-owned subsidiaries Seadrill GCC Operations Ltd, Asia Offshore Drilling Limited, Asia Offshore Rig 1 Limited, Asia Offshore Rig 2 Limited and Asia Offshore Rig 3 Limited (jointly, the "AOD Companies"). The Chapter 11 cases were filed as a protective measure to support Seadrill’s broader comprehensive financial restructuring and will in no way affect

Harmful gambling and solutions: Kindred publishes its figures

For many years, Kindred Group has pursued to providing a safe gambling experience, with the ambition that zero per cent of the revenue should come from harmful gambling by 2023. Kindred is the first gambling operator to report the share of revenue that is derived from harmful gambling. The figure will be shared together with a measurement of the efficiency of Kindred’s efforts to help detected customers regain control of their gambling. By providing these figures, Kindred wants to increase knowledge and transparency about the company’s sustainability work and contribute to a fact-based

MEDIVIR PROPOSES DIRECTED ISSUE OF APPROXIMATELY SEK 28 MILLION TO THE COMPANY’S EXISTING SPECIALIST INVESTOR LINC

The Board of Directors in Medivir AB (publ) (”Medivir” or the ”Company”) has decided to summon an extraordinary general meeting on 11 March 2021 to propose a directed issue (the ”Directed Issue”) to the Company’s existing specialist investor LINC AB (”LINC”), controlled by the Company’s board member Bengt Julander.In the rights issue, from which the preliminary results was announced on 5 February 2021 (the ”Rights Issue”), Bengt Julander (through LINC) among others entered into subscription and guarantee commitments. The Rights Issue was substantially oversubscribed and no guarantee

Change in Brighter’s management

On 28 December 2020, Brighter AB announced that Henrik Norström had decided voluntarily to take a “time out” from his position as CEO, pending the outcome of an investigation being conducted by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority. The board has decided to dismiss Henrik Norström and he will leave his post as CEO effective immediately. The work to find a long-term replacement for the position will begin next week. Christer Trägårdh, currently Acting CEO, will continue to lead the Brighter Group until further notice. For further information, please contact: Investor RelationsIR@

Hoist Finance and Magnetar sign securitisation partnership agreement for new portfolio investments

Hoist Finance launched the next phase of the company’s Securitisation Programme (“Programme”) by signing a co-operation agreement with alternative investment manager Magnetar Capital. The agreement stipulates new portfolio investments on a pan-European level and will create a framework for future purchases in the current regulatory environment. “We are very proud to launch this transformative project for Hoist Finance, making securitisation an integral part of our sustainable business model. The partnership with Magnetar will strengthen our purchase capabilities, which is timely and

Kongsberg Automotive ASA – Change in holding of own shares

Reference is made to the share consolidation approved by an extraordinary general meeting in Kongsberg Automotive ASA (the "Company") held on 29 January 2021 (the "EGM") with effect from 3 February 2021. In accordance with the EGM's resolution, all shareholders who at the time of the implementation of the consolidation did not hold a number of shares with par value NOK 0.10 divisible by 10 (i.e. pre consolidation of shares) and accordingly would have received fractional shares post consolidation, have had such shareholding rounded up to the nearest number of whole shares with par value

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