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UPM Raflatac’s revolutionary Forest Film label material wins Innovation in Sourcing Award from Sustainable Packaging Coalition

(UPM Raflatac, Mills River, NC, US, October 1, 2020 at 17:00 EET) – UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film™ label material has received the 2020 Innovation in Responsible Sourcing Award from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). The announcement came on Wednesday, September 30, at the SPC Innovator Awards ceremony as part of this year’s SPC Advance virtual event. Forest Film is the world’s first polypropylene film label material derived entirely from wood-based sources based on mass balance approach and brings UPM Raflatac’s vision of “labeling a smarter future beyond fossils” to life.

Independent validation of the concept behind Sprint Biosciences' drug project Vps34

Newly published results from three independent research groups support the concept behind Sprint Biosciences' drug project Vps34. The articles confirm that autophagy in tumors makes it easier for cancer cells to escape attacks from the body's immune system. This external validation leads to an increased interest in the Vps34 project in the pharmaceutical industry and strengthens Sprint Biosciences' position in discussions with potential licensees.Sprint Bioscience were the first to describe how autophagy can promote tumor development in an article published in Science Advances earlier this

Basware Enhances its E-invoicing Solution to Offer Compliance with Indian National Mandate

Basware announced today the launch of an e-invoicing solution that provides compliance with India’s national e-invoicing mandate. Qualifying businesses will need to implement the technical capabilities to deliver invoices into the government’s Invoice Registration Portal (IRP) and secure the required clearance. The Basware solution seamlessly enables compliance and offers customers the full range of its e-invoicing package benefits.ESPOO, Finland – Oct. 1, 2020 — Basware (Nasdaq: BAS1V) announced today the launch of an e-invoicing solution that provides compliance with India’s national e-

Swedencare AB (publ) has completed the American acquisition which was made public on September 24[th] 2020

Swedencare’s US subsidiary, Animal Pharm Care USA Inc., has today gained access to the business which was acquired by Animal Pharmaceuticals Inc. on September 24th 2020. The company, founded by Jason Braun in 2003, sells a wide range of products to approximately 8 500 veterinary clinics, making it one of the leaders in the veterinary market in the US. The product range, which is developed in house, covers a number of therapy areas of which dermatology and grooming stands for almost 60%. The purchase price amounts to approximately 131 million SEK with a possible additional purchase price of

Total Voting Rights

1 October 2020 15:00 BST     Transparency Directive Voting rights and capital The following notification is made in accordance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1. As at 30 September 2020 the issued share capital of AstraZeneca PLC with voting rights is 1,312,296,277 ordinary shares of US$0.25. No shares are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in AstraZeneca PLC is 1,312,296,277.   The above figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the

HiQ wins framework agreement for innovation and organisational development services with three municipalities in Skåne

HiQ wins framework agreement with the Municipalities of Skurup, Trelleborg and Ystad for innovation and organisational development services. HiQ was chosen as a supplier after a new approach to procurement that involved a week-long live-streamed innovation sprint.“We are very happy and proud about the agreement and at least as happy and proud about the journey that took us there. We have a lot of experience in building platforms for tangible innovation and having the opportunity to also do it in the procurement phase is really great,” says Magnus Gudéhn, interim Managing Director of HiQ

Change in Silchester International Investors’ share of holding in TietoEVRY

TietoEVRY Corporation               STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE             1 October 2020 5.00 pm EEST TietoEVRY Corporation has received a notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act from Silchester International Investors LLP. The holding of Silchester International Investors LLP has fallen below the 5% threshold. On 30 September 2020, the aggregate holding of Silchester International Investors LLP amounted to 5 906 934 shares, corresponding to a holding of 4.99% in TietoEVRY shares and voting rights. TietoEVRY’s registered total number

Lagercrantz subsidiary Direktronik AB acquires its Norwegian distributor Nexlan AS

Lagercrantz Group’s subsidiary Direktronik AB has today signed an agreement to acquire all the shares in Nexlan AS in Norway. Founded in 2004 and based in Bergen, Nexlan supplies products for communication in networks, primarily to companies and organisations in Vestlandet (Western Norway). Nexlan’s annual revenue amounts to approximately MNOK 10. ”We are happy about the possibility, in even closer cooperation with Nexlan as a wholly-owned subsidiary, to grow our sales in Norway and broaden our competencies and customer support, for example within antenna technology,” comments Mats

AddLife acquires Zafe Care Systems AB

Today, AddLife signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Zafe Care Systems AB. The company is a well-established supplier of welfare technology in the Swedish market. The acquisition strengthens and complements AddLife’s existing offering in welfare technology in the Nordic countries. Zafe Care Systems AB implements welfare technology in sheltered housing and ordinary accommodation for the elderly, as well as in LSS group housing for people with disabilities and assistive device centres. Welfare technology contributes to increased security and quality of life for the individual while

Indutrade acquires Czech Med-Tech company Cheirón

Indutrade has on 1 October signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares in the Czech company Cheirón a.s., https://www.cheiron.eu/en/ , with annual sales of approximately CZK 300 million (SEK 120 million).Cheirón is a technical trading company of medical technology products, specialising primarily in equipment used for healthcare applications in surgery rooms, intensive care wards, emergency wards, and cardio units. Providing value added solutions and service to their hospital customers’ specific needs, the product offering includes monitoring equipment, respirators, defibrillators,

Bluestep Bank issues 5-year, SEK 1 000 million covered bonds

Bluestep Bank AB (publ), (“Bluestep”) has issued 5-year, SEK 1 000 million covered bonds. The bonds were priced at 102.508 corresponding to a yield of 3m Stibor +0.50%. The bonds will be listed on Nasdaq Stockholm with a coupon of 3m Stibor +1.00%. Bluestep’s MTCN-program has a total framework amount of SEK 15 billion and the bonds are expected to be rated Aa1 by Moody’s. Danske Bank, Nordea and SEB acted as joint lead managers for the transaction. For additional information, please contact: Johanna Clason, CFO johanna.clason@bluestep.se Louise Bergström, Head of Investor

Normand Skimmer awarded a 5-year contract in Australia

Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased to confirm that the PSV Normand Skimmer has been awarded a significant long term contract with a major international company. The 2012 built vessel of PSV 08CD design, has been contracted for a period of 5 years plus options to support operations offshore North Western Australia from Q4 2020. During the campaign the vessel will operate from Dampier, servicing production activities in the region. Skudeneshavn, October 1[st], 2020 Contact           Lars Peder Solstad CEO, at +47 91 31 85 85Kjetil Ramstad CFO, at +47 90 75 94 89 Solstad

Heimstaden Bostad acquires centrally located properties in Linköping

Heimstaden Bostad AB has acquired all shares in Von Dufva Fastighets AB, which is the owner of a portfolio consisting of twelve properties in Linköping, with 457 rental apartments and a total lettable area of approximately 31,500 square meters.The centrally located portfolio also includes an elderly home, a preschool, a parking garage, and a few other commercial premises. The seller is Göran Magnusson and his family and Heimstaden Bostad AB will be the legal owner of the properties from 1 October 2020.  “These very centrally located and attractive apartments complement our previous

Heimstaden Bostad acquires centrally located properties in Linköping

Heimstaden AB's subsidiary, Heimstaden Bostad AB, has acquired all shares in Von Dufva Fastighets AB, which is the owner of a portfolio consisting of twelve properties in Linköping, with 457 rental apartments and a total lettable area of approximately 31,500 square meters.The centrally located portfolio also includes an elderly home, a preschool, a parking garage, and a few other commercial premises. The seller is Göran Magnusson and his family and Heimstaden Bostad AB will be the legal owner of the properties from 1 October 2020.  “These very centrally located and attractive apartments

IAR Systems simplifies development of automotive applications in Linux-based environments for Renesas RH850 MCUs

Stockholm, Sweden—October 1, 2020— IAR Systems, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, releases an update of its Renesas RH850 microcontroller (MCU)-focused build tools supporting implementation in Linux-based frameworks for automated application build and test processes. The update broadens the company’s Linux offering.  The growing complexity in embedded systems has accelerated the need for scalability and flexibility in today’s software development environments. This is especially true for the development of automotive embedded systems,

IAR Systems facilitates building and testing of automotive applications in Linux-based environments for Renesas RH850 MCUs

IAR Build Tools for Linux for Renesas’ RH850 enable organizations to improve integrations, gain code quality control and streamline automated workflowsUppsala, Sweden—October 1, 2020—IAR Systems®, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, releases an update of its Renesas RH850 microcontroller (MCU)-focused build tools supporting implementation in Linux-based frameworks for automated application build and test processes.  The growing complexity in embedded systems has accelerated the need for scalability and flexibility in today’s software

Nokian Tyres plc: Changes in Nokian Tyres Management Team

Nokian Tyres plc Inside Information October 1, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Nokian Tyres plc: Changes in Nokian Tyres Management Team Anna Hyvönen, SVP Nordics and Vianor and member of Nokian Tyres Management Team, has been appointed SVP North America, Nordics and Vianor. In her role, Anna Hyvönen will take on Nokian Tyres Business Area North America as a new responsibility. Mark Earl, who has been Nokian Tyres SVP Americas and member of the Management Team, has decided to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities. Tommi Heinonen, Head of Sales, North America, will start reporting

Trading statistics September

In September, 4,831,610 trades were made in stocks, warrants and options among Nordnet’s customers in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. That corresponds to 219,619 trades on average per day.Table: Nordnet’s total trades on all exchanges and market places for all customers, and average number of trades per day. Average number of trades per day is calculated as total trades divided by the number of days the Swedish exchanges are open. September September Change  August Change  2020 2019 one year 2020 one monthNumber

Nordea has completed the acquisition of SG Finans

Nordea announced on 19 December 2019 that it had entered into an agreement with Société Générale to acquire all shares in SG Finans AS (“SG Finans”) and combine the business with Nordea’s Nordic finance business, Nordea Finance. As previously announced, the transaction was subject to customary regulatory approvals. Those approvals have now been received and the acquisition was completed today. The transaction is expected to have a positive impact on the Nordea Group’s total annual income of about EUR 140 million and decrease its Common Equity Tier 1 ratio by around 35-40 bp. The

The new Nordtrack[TM] mobile equipment range from Metso Outotec breaks the milestone of 100 sold units

Metso Outotec Corporation’s press release on October 1, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. EESTThe new mobile crushing and screening range from Metso Outotec, Nordtrack[TM], has passed the milestone of 100 units sold worldwide. The volume sales of the range started during 1Q2020. “This is a remarkable achievement for a new product range; especially considering how the pandemic has impacted the construction industry around the world,” says Vesa Tuloisela, Director, Nordtrack offering at Metso Outotec. “It strengthens our expectation that the potential Nordtrack customers appreciate the reliability and

AddLife acquires DACH Medical Group, active in advanced surgery

Today, AddLife has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in DACH Medical Group Holding AG (“DACH”). DACH is the parent company in a group with net sales of approximately EUR 14 million, with operations in the advanced surgery product area. The business is conducted in Austria, Switzerland and Germany in a segment in which AddLife is already established as a supplier in the Nordic and Central European markets. DACH Medical Group markets and sells both own brands and products from leading suppliers in advanced surgery such as laparoscopy and endoscopy, urology, thoracic medicine and

Listing prospectus for Solteq Plc’s EUR 23,000,000 notes available

Solteq Plc, Stock exchange release, 1 October 2020 at 3:00 pm EESTSolteq Plc (“Solteq” or the “Company”) announced on 15 September 2020 its decision to issue new notes. New euro-denominated senior unsecured fixed rates notes in a nominal amount of EUR 23,000,000 (the “New Notes”), which will mature on 1 October 2024, bear a fixed interest rate of 6.00 per cent per annum and are callable before their final maturity. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today approved the listing prospectus of the New Notes. The listing prospectus is available in English on the Company's

Swedencare AB (publ) has completed the British acquisition which was made public on September 24[th] 2020

Swedencare AB (publ) has today gained access to the business of Nutravet (UK) Limited which was acquired on September 24th 2020. The company, founded by Matthew Shaw in 2008, is today Britain’s leading ”exclusive-to-vet”-concept with thousands of veterinary clinics and animal hospitals as direct customers. The purchase price amounts to approximately 375 million SEK and consists of a cash amount of approximately 281 million SEK and a directed new share issue of 580 769 shares in Swedencare to the seller. For more information about the acquired business, please see press release from

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