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Ratos AB: Jyri Järvinen new CEO of LEDiL

Press release 19 December 2017 Jyri Järvinen has been appointed as the new CEO of LEDiL, a leading growth company in the global market for secondary optics for LED lighting, as Rami Huovinen hands over the leadership after seven years as CEO. With experience of successfully developing organisations undergoing change, Jyri Järvinen will now lead LEDiL on its continued expansion. He will assume his new position in February 2018. Jyri Järvinen has more than 20 years of operational and international experience within the ABB Group. Most recently as Group Vice President Industrial Drives

Valio introduces Valio Oddlygood™ non-dairy product range made from Finnish oats

Valio, the most innovative dairy in the world, introduces a new range of plant-based products: the spoonable Valio Oddlygood™ gurts and the Valio Oddlygood™ oat drink – both made from Finnish oats at Valio’s Riihimäki and Turenki plants, in Finland. The new gurts and the oat drink will be available in stores in Finland in February 2018 and in Sweden in spring 2018. Milk will continue to be the focus of Valio’s operations also in the future, and the new product innovations complement our offering.Valio’s new plant-based products complement Valio’s milk-, fruit- and berry-based product

Advania Sweden signs a major agreement with SKL Kommentus

Caperio, which is a part of Advania, has signed an important framework agreement with SKL Kommentus Inköpscentral, regarding “software and software cloud services 2016”. The framework agreement is valued to approximately MSEK 208. It applies for two years initially, with the possibility of another two years extension.Business Area Manager at License Advania Sweden, Madeleine Wettergren, comments on the agreement as follows:"The agreement is strategically important for us in our public-sector venture and enables us to provide strong licensing products, services and licensing advice, to

Change in Citycon’s Corporate Management Committee

CITYCON OYJ   Stock Exchange Release   19 December 2017 at 10:05 hrsMarianne Mazarino Håkonsen, Citycon Oyj’s VP, Marketing and Branding and member of the Corporate Management Committee will leave the company. She will step down from the Corporate Management Committee as of January 2018 and leave the company as of March 2018. The decision to leave is mutual between the company and Mrs. Håkonsen and is the result of the company’s decision to integrate the marketing and branding department with operations under the direct responsibility of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jurn Hoeksema.

Karolina Hagberg new Chief Purchasing Officer at Ahlsell AB

Karolina Hagberg has been appointed new Chief Purchasing Officer (CPO) at Ahlsell AB. She will become part of the Group Management and starts her new position by 15 June 2018, at the latest.Karolina currently works as Business Area Director for Purchasing and Category at COOP Sverige AB. She has solid experience from various positions within purchasing and category management, marketing and sales, and among others as Sales Director at Barilla and several positions within ICA. As CPO, Karolina will lead the work of developing category management and purchasing in the Group, as well as be

BillerudKorsnäs has hired a new head of Investor Relations

BillerudKorsnäs has hired Christopher Casselblad as new head of Investor Relations.Christopher Casselblad has previous experience from Investor Relations, Banking and Controlling at Folksam and Nordea. Christopher will start January 8, 2018, and can from that date be contacted by email at christopher.casselblad@billerudkorsnas.com and telephone: +46 8 553 335 08. For further information, please contact: Susanne Lithander, CFO, BillerudKorsnäs AB Email: susanne.lithander@billerudkorsnas.com  Telephone: +46 8 553 335 00

SEMCON INVOLVED IN NEW SMART FACTORY PARTNERSHIP

It is now clear that technology company Semcon will be embarking upon a new partnership with Kuka Nordic in the field of smart factories. As the system provider, the company will be working together with Kuka to develop the offering for Industry 4.0 on the Nordic market.Semcon will be working with equipment from Kuka Robotics to help companies create automated smart factories. Industry 4.0 aims to achieve an automated, online manufacturing process which may reduce turnaround times and failure rates, while also creating more customised products.“Kuka Nordic is one of our exciting partners

Pihlajalinna acquires Salon Lääkintälaboratorio

Pihlajalinna Plc          Media Release         19 December 2017 at 10:00 Pihlajalinna acquires Salon Lääkintälaboratorio Pihlajalinna acquires the entire share capital of Salon Lääkintälaboratorio Oy which operates under the name Lääkäriasema Sallab and its sister company Someron Lääkärikeskus Oy. The transaction will be completed on 2 January 2018. These private clinics will become part of Pihlajalinna’s chain of clinics. Pihlajalinna will open a full service private clinic and hospital in Turku at the beginning of 2018. This will also improve the service selection of Sallab in

Seamless delivers contactless payment solution to Oney España

MeaWallet A/S (“MeaWallet”), part of Seamless Distribution AB, has signed an agreement with the Spanish specialized credit institution, Oney España (“Oney”) for delivery of MeaWallet’s proprietary technology for contactless card payments.The technology will be delivered as a managed service, integrating MeaWallet´s tokenisation platform with Oney´s banking application. The solution will enable Oney’s clients to perform contactless card payments through the bank´s existing banking application. The first phase will be a pilot for a limited number of users and then a second phase with

Nokian Tyres: Disclosure under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities market act

Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release December 19, 2017, at 9:45 a.m. Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on December 18, 2017, according to which BlackRock, Inc.'s indirect holding in Nokian Tyres shares exceeded level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of a share transactions concluded on December 15, 2017. The indirect shareholding of BlackRock, Inc. in Nokian Tyres has increased to 7,169,828 shares, corresponding to 5.22% of Nokian Tyres’ shares and voting rights. The mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. held on deal date a

CRIM acquires developments in Rostock and Vienna

Berlin-based investment manager Catella Residential Investment Management GmbH (CRIM) is a subsidiary of the Swedish Catella Group focused exclusively on the residential asset class. On behalf of Catella Wohnen Europa investment fund, CRIM has acquired a total of 234 residential units in Vienna and Rostock with leasable space of 8,634 m2under a mandate from a southern German utility.The fund is managed by Institutional Investment Partners 2IP. Catella will be responsible for managing the fund’s residential portfolio, designed for a utility in southern Germany. “The two residential

Millicom to sell its Rwanda business to Bharti Airtel

Luxembourg, 19 December, 2017 – Millicom announced today that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its Rwanda operations to subsidiaries of Bharti Airtel Limited. The total consideration of the transaction is approximately 6x 2017 adjusted EBITDA, payable over two years, consisting of a mix of cash, vendor loan note and earn out. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.  Mauricio Ramos, CEO of Millicom, commented: “The sale of our business in Rwanda is in line with our strategy to focus on providing advanced fixed and mobile data services in Latin America. We are very

Autoliv to Debut Latest Advanced Research Vehicle LIV 2.0 at CES® 2018

Human-Machine Interaction Reaches Next Level to Provide a Safer Driving Experience(Stockholm, Sweden, December 19, 2017) – Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, will reveal at CES 2018® in Las Vegas its Learning Intelligent Vehicle (LIV) 2.0, a real human/machine interaction that will help shape consumer acceptance of autonomous vehicles.LIV 2.0 is a “5th occupant in the vehicle”, capable of sensing driver and passenger instructions and moods through an array of sensors that track sound and hand movements, and then communicate with

Insplorion secures external financing of up to SEK 60 million for accelerated commercialization of the battery sensor

Insplorion AB (publ) ("Insplorion") has signed an agreement relating to an investment of up to SEK 60 million. The capital will be used for accelerated commercialization of the company's battery sensor. The transaction is carried out through a private placement of convertible notes (the “Notes”) with warrants attached (the “Warrants”) in several tranches spread over 36 months (each a ”Tranche”). Insplorion will receive SEK 10 million through the first Tranche. Existing shareholders will receive free warrants to protect them against dilution. The financing is conditioned upon the shareholders'

Receipt of payments for KRI oil exports

19 December 2017 Genel Energy plc Receipt of payments for KRI oil exports from Tawke and Taq Taq PSCs Genel Energy plc ('Genel' or 'the Company') announces the receipt of payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government ('KRG') for oil sales during September 2017 from the Tawke and Taq Taq PSCs. DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke PSC, has announced the receipt of $54.32 million from the KRG as payment towards September 2017 crude oil deliveries to the export market from the Tawke licence. Genel's net share of the payment is $13.58 million. The Taq Taq field partners have

International sales expertise to Nixu Leadership Team

Nixu CorporationPress release, December 19, 2017 at 9:05 AM EET                    Cybersecurity company Nixu has grown in recent years in accordance with its growth vision to become a go-to-partner in cybersecurity services for companies headquartered in Northern Europe and the best place to work for cybersecurity professionals. Following its strategy, Nixu has grown to be over 300 person strong with offices in Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, USA and Romania.In order to further support this internationalization, responsibilities will be changed as of January 1, 2018 as follows. CEO

Vipps Invoice moving beyond the app

EVRY and Vipps have entered into a strategic collaboration in relation to Vipps Invoice (Vipps Faktura) with the aim of making the processes associated with paying invoices simpler and more efficient for both businesses and private individuals.165 million paper and PDF invoices are still sent to private individuals every year, and the agreement between EVRY and Vipps is a clear signal that this inefficient and expensive practice’s days are numbered.Under the collaboration EVRY and Vipps will enable customers to receive and manage their invoices using either the Vipps app or online

Brighter signs logistics agreement with Speed Group.

Brighter has launched a partnership with Speed Group for warehousing and inventory management of Actiste®, Brighter's unique service for diabetics that will be launched shortly. The partnership with Speed Group is part of the global logistics platform developed by Brighter and the company’s development partner Sonat . Brighter has chosen Speed Group as a long-term and proactive partner for managing the company's warehouse operations in Sweden. “In order for us to

SKF and ArcelorMittal sign framework agreement

Multi-year agreement sees SKF supply steel mills across 14 countries in Europe and Northern AfricaGothenburg, 19 December 2017: SKF and ArcelorMittal have signed a multi-year framework agreement. As part of the agreement, SKF will supply ArcelorMittal with bearings, bearing units, seals and remanufacturing services across 14 countries in Europe and Northern Africa. SKF will also provide total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) savings studies, validating the realised value generated from its products and services. Erik Nelander, President, Industrial Sales, EMEA, says: “Through a long-term process

NCC donates SEK 1 million to relief organizations focused on children’s well-being

Instead of distributing Christmas gifts to customers and personnel, NCC is donating SEK 1 million to relief organizations focused on children’s well-being. Employees and customers have been able to play a part in deciding which organization will be allocated the bulk of the donation. Doctors Without Borders will receive the largest share of SEK 500,000, while UNICEF and Plan International will each receive SEK 250,000. “Instead of distributing Christmas gifts, we will be donating money to those who need it the most, children in deprived areas. We have selected three organizations

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AcadeMedia’s rights issue oversubscribed

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Lifco acquires Doherty of New Zealand

Lifco’s  subsidiary Kinshofer  has signed an agreement to acquire Doherty  of New Zealand, a supplier of quick couplers, buckets and other excavator products. Beside adding additional product segments Doherty also improves Kinshofer’s distribution channel in New Zealand and Australia. Doherty had revenues of approximately NZD 14 million (EUR 8.0 million) in 2017 (financial year ending 31 March 2017) and has 30 employees. The acquisition will not have any significant effect on Lifco’s earnings or

New order for Svenska Aerogel -        Ekomarine launches pilot of non-toxic paint with Quartzene for boats

Nasdaq First North-listed Svenska Aerogel's customer Ecomarine Paint AB has placed a smaller order for Quartzene to launch a pilot of non-toxic bottom paint with Quartzene. Quartzene contributes with properties to create an environmentally safe antifouling paint. To be launched on the Swedish market in Spring 2018.Ekomarine Paint AB has for years developed a formulation with Quartzene for boats. Adding Quartzene to the paint avoids the growth of for example, barnacles and algae, and consequently reduces the fuel consumption. The formulation has shown very good results in extensive tests.

Ginolis Recognized Among Top 10 Innovative Automation Providers For 2017

Ginolis, a global supplier of assembly automation and dispensing solutions, is pleased to announce it has been selected by Insight Success as one of the top 10 innovative automation providers for 2017. Ginolis specializes in desktop solutions for the automated production and processing of healthcare consumables. “We are honored to be recognized among the top 10 innovative automation providers of 2017,” said Teijo Fabritius, CEO of Ginolis. “This award is the direct result of all the hard work and dedication our team has put into developing our unique automation solutions.” Ginolis’

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