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Sweden and Norway one Business Area with Henrik Hjalmarsson as its new SVP

Inwido, Europe’s largest supplier of windows, today announces the appointment of Henrik Hjalmarsson as Senior Vice President of the new, merged Business Area Sweden-Norway. Henrik Hjalmarsson will be part of Group Management and will start on 1 September 2017. At the same time as Henrik takes over responsibility, a change will be implemented entailing the Norwegian operations within Inwido being moved organizationally to become part of the merged Business Area Sweden-Norway. This area will be reported financially as a joint segment as of 1 July 2017. Henrik Hjalmarsson replaces Mikael

Skanska signs ten-year highways maintenance contract in Cambridgeshire, UK, worth GBP 320M, about SEK 3.6B

Skanska has signed a ten-year highways maintenance contract with Cambridgeshire County Council, in the east of England. The total value over the course of the contract will be GBP 320M, about SEK 3.6 billion. The first two years of revenue, GBP 64M, about SEK 710 million, will be included in the order bookings for Europe in the second quarter 2017.Skanska will provide a range of highways maintenance services, which includes: emergency response and winter service; surfacing and surface treatment works and patching; drainage and gully maintenance; street lighting; and footway construction and

HAFSLUND – LAUNCH OF VOLUNTARY OFFER TO ACQUIRE ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES IN HAFSLUND ASA

3 July 2017, Oslo, Norway. Reference is made to the stock exchange notice made by Oslo kommune on 26 April 2017 regarding a transaction agreement with Fortum Oyj and its intention to launch a voluntary cash offer for the shares of Hafslund ASA and the stock exchange notice published by Oslo Børs 30 June 2017 regarding approval of the voluntary offer and the offer document. Oslo Energi Holding AS, a company wholly owned by Oslo kommune, has today launched a voluntary offer to acquire all issued and outstanding shares in Hafslund ASA at a price of NOK 96.75 per share of both class A and

Autoliv Enters LiDAR Commercialization Agreement with Velodyne

(Stockholm, Sweden, July 3, 2017) – – – Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, have signed an agreement with Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., the leading supplier of LiDAR technology, to commercialize LiDAR, a critical sensor for autonomous cars. Velodyne will support Autoliv in the development of an automotive grade LiDAR. The first applications will be in the RoboTaxi segment.Pursuant to the agreement, Autoliv will develop and market a scalable auto-grade LiDAR sensor using Velodyne’s core 3D software technology and proprietary LiDAR ASIC

GHP sells OPA Privathospital and Gastro Clinic Helsinki

In order to focus the resources where they create the greatest value and strengthen the GHP strategic agenda, GHP sells its two operations in Aarhus and Helsinki.On 30th of June, GHP sold OPA Privathospital in Aarhus and Gastro Clinic Helsinki in Helsinki. GHP has owned OPA since 2011 and has, as a result of the highly specialized profile in the clinic, experienced challenges in terms of low volumes. The buyer of the business is Capio CFR, who has similar activities in Jutland and, in addition to synergies, plans to grow the clinic with more specialties in the future. "Our assessment is

Securitas enters the Australian security services market

Securitas has signed an agreement to acquire the Australian security services company PSGA.  The enterprise value is estimated at MSEK 36 (MAUD 5.5).PSGA has been a partner to Securitas in Australia for many years, providing consulting and investigation services and guarding services to Securitas’ global customers mainly in Sydney and Melbourne. The company has 120 employees and annual sales of approximately MSEK 81 (MAUD 12). “We see opportunities to grow with our global customers in Australia, to establish a solid local business in the country, and at the same time develop the market

Transfer of shares in the joint book-entry account to the company's own shares

UPM-Kymmene Corporation      Changes in company's own shares         3 July 2017 at 09:30 EET Transfer of shares in the joint book-entry account to the company's own shares On 29 March 2017, the Annual General Meeting of UPM-Kymmene Corporation resolved on the forfeiture of shares entered in the company's joint book-entry account and of the rights attached to such shares. Shares with regard to which the registration of shareholder rights to the shareholder's book-entry account had been requested prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting, and which had been entered in the

Hemfosa acquires community service properties in Sweden for a value of MSEK 135

Hemfosa has signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of community service properties with an underlying property value of MSEK 135. In total, the portfolio comprises 16 properties in Sweden. The acquisition entails an expansion of Hemfosa’s portfolio in the area of healthcare and personal care properties.Hemfosa is acquiring a property portfolio comprising 16 properties in ten locations across Sweden, including Gävle, Hässleholm, Skövde, Västerås and Gotland. The seller is Humana AB. The properties are fully leased to the care company Humana AB, which operates homes for people with

Nitro Games to receive Tekes funding for the NG Platform development

Nitro Games, a leading Finnish developer and publisher of mobile games, has received a positive decision from Tekes to receive funding for the further development of the NG Platform.The positive decision on funding from Tekes is maximum of 83.500 EUR of de minimis -based support. The funding covers maximum of 50% of the approved total costs. Tekes has approved the total cost estimate of 167.054 EUR for this project. The NG Platform is Nitro Games’ proprietary technology platform that enables Nitro Games to prototype and develop it’s mobile games rapidly, as well as to manage them for a

Humana sells parts of its property portfolio in Sweden

Humana has entered into an agreement with Hemfosa Fastigheter regarding the sale of 16 properties in Sweden. The purchase price for the portfolio, which will be through a sale-and-leaseback transaction, amounts to SEK 135 million.In order to further focus on providing high quality care services and to enable future investments and further development of existing operations, Humana has entered into an agreement to sell part of its property portfolio in Sweden to Hemfosa Fastigheter. The sale, which consists of 16 properties in ten locations in Sweden, entails Humana selling the properties

ASTRAZENECA COMPLETES DIVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH GRÜNENTHAL FOR MIGRAINE TREATMENT ZOMIG

3 July 2017 07:00 BST AstraZeneca announced today that it has completed the previously-announced agreement  with Grünenthal for the global rights to Zomig (zolmitriptan) outside Japan. Zomig is indicated for the acute treatment of migraines and cluster headaches, an area of medicine outside AstraZeneca's strategic focus. The net consideration from the upfront payment received from Grünenthal will be

ASTRAZENECA COMPLETES AGREEMENT WITH RECORDATI FOR SELOKEN IN EUROPE

3 July 2017 07:00 BST AstraZeneca announced today that it has completed* the previously-communicated agreement  with Recordati S.p.A (Recordati) for the commercial rights to Seloken/Seloken ZOK (metoprolol tartrate and metoprolol succinate, respectively) and associated Logimax fixed-dose combination (metoprolol succinate and felodipine) medicines in Europe. Metoprolol succinate is a beta-blocker for the control of hypertension,

Clavister appoints global contract manufacturer Sanmina to produce security appliances in Sweden

Clavister and Sanmina in cooperatin to produce "all Swedish" security appliances harware in Örnsköldsvik.July 3, 2017, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden - Clavister, a leader in high-performance network security solutions, today announced that selected models of its appliance hardware is now being produced in the Sanmina plant in Örnsköldsvik. The production collaboration creates a total end-to-end Swedish product line, from innovation through software design, implementation and testing, to final production and assembly. Sanmina, a US Fortune 500 company with 45,000 employees in 25 countries, is well

Fortum received positive administrative court decision in Sweden on hydro production related real estate tax for the years 2009–2014

FORTUM CORPORATION INVESTOR NEWS 3 July 2017 at 09:00 EESTThe administrative court in Stockholm, Sweden, has on 30 June 2017 given its decisions related to Fortum Sverige AB’s hydro production related real estate tax assessments for the years 2009–2014. The court decisions were in Fortum’s favour. The tax authority may appeal the decision. The disputed amount for the five years was a total of 510 MSEK (EUR 53 million). Fortum will book the tax income (subject to income tax) only after the legal decision has entered into force.Fortum has paid its real estate taxes in accordance with

TECHSTEP ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF BKE TELECOM AB, AND THEREBY CREATES A BROADER FOUNDATION FOR EXPANSION IN SWEDEN

Oslo, Norway, 3 July 2017, Techstep ASA (“Techstep” or the “Company”) entered into a binding agreement to acquire BKE Telecom AB (“BKE”) for an aggregated purchase price of SEK 81 million. BKE, headquartered in Karlstad, Sweden, was founded in 1983 and is one of the leading providers of business telecommunication equipment and services, employing 43 full time equivalents. The product and services offering comprises hardware communication equipment, cloud PBXs, operator services and other services for the public sector and corporates in Sweden. The hardware offering comprises, e.g.

LightLab Sweden and Arklite Speciality Lamps sign co-operation agreement

· The agreement covers technology licensing, sales and production · The joint intention is for Arklite to commence sales and volume deliveries of EEE Light® based mercury free UV lamps during 2017 · An important milestone in the market establishment of LightLab Sweden’s EEE Light® technology for UV disinfectionIn a press release from February 15, 2017, it was announced that LightLab Sweden and Arklite Speciality Lamps Ltd., Pune, India, had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), whereafter negotiations with the purpose of executing a co-operation agreement were initiated. These

Targovax ASA: Commencement of subscription period for the subsequent offering

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE END OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT Oslo, 3 July 2017: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcements by Targovax ASA ("Targovax" or the "Company") published on 30 June 2017 regarding the subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") and listing of up to 2,000,000 new shares in the Company each with a par value of NOK 0.

EQT Infrastructure to acquire majority interest in Global Gateway South terminal in Port of Los Angeles

· EQT Infrastructure to acquire a majority interest in Global Gateway South, a leading container terminal in the Port of Los Angeles operating under a long-term concession · EQT Infrastructure will partner with P5 Infrastructure to transform Global Gateway South into a global leader in trade infrastructure · Seller CMA CGM, the world’s third largest shipping line and the largest on the Asia-US trade route, will retain 10% ownership and sign a long-term utilization agreement with the terminal The EQT Infrastructure III fund (“EQT Infrastructure” or “the fund”) has signed a

Selvaag Bolig ASA - slower market, big value creation

Selvaag Bolig ASA sold 187 homes with a total value of NOK 710 million during the second quarter of 2017. Sales in the first half totalled 425 homes worth NOK 1 994 million in all. The average price per home in January-June was NOK 4.7 million.  "Sales have been relatively good, but slower than in earlier periods. Particularly in Oslo, more second-hand homes have come on the market and buyers are more cautious. That's normal after a long period with extreme price growth and very few homes on sale in Oslo. However, the market in Stavanger is better than it has been for a long time,"

Scania installs largest solar roof in the Netherlands

Zwolle production unit gets solar-powered roof equivalent to the size of nearly eight football pitches, bringing it nearer to the goal of being carbon neutral by 2020.Scania has taken its latest significant step in its transition to using exclusively renewable energy in its production activities. The company’s production unit in Zwolle, Overijssel, will install the largest solar roof in the Netherlands. The solar roof will have 22,000 solar panels with a total energy capacity of six megawatts. “Scania is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and throughout the organisation we are

Vestas receives 200 MW order in the United States

The order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a multi-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM4000) service agreement, Vestas’ full-scope service package maximizing uptime and energy production. “Each turbine manufactured in this order will support 30 full-time jobs over its lifetime, all while delivering clean, low cost energy and millions in economic benefits to the host community and all the communities touched by Vestas’ manufacturing supply chain which spans all 50 states,” said Chris Brown, President of Vestas’ sales and service division in the United

Soluno first in the market with mobile coverage at a fixed price

About 2 million mobile telephone calls are made indoors every day which do not have satisfactory coverage. There are several reasons for this, but above all it can lead to lost business for companies. SolunoBC is therefore the first to provide a service to resolve this problem, mobile coverage, at a fixed price with optional operator.Communication is increasingly mobile. It is estimated that today 50 per cent of all calls are made through mobile phones and that 80 per cent of these are made indoors. Demands that the coverage should always function are thus also increasing. More and more

Serneke to build apartments and preschool in Lund

Serneke Construction has entered into an agreement with Lunds Kommuns Fastighets AB to build 116 tenant-owner apartments in the Brunnshög area. The contract is valued at approximately SEK 208 million.In addition to 116 apartments, ranging in size from one to four rooms plus kitchen, of which 11 are serviced apartments, the project also includes a preschool with five sections, and premises for shops. The total gross floor area amounts to just over 13,000 square meters. “We are pleased to have once again earned the trust of LKF, with a positive community project in the Brunnshög area,

Vestas receives 302 MW order in the United States

With reference to Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ company announcement No. 26/2017 of 30 June 2017, Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from MidAmerican Energy Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for 170 V110-2.0 MW turbines for the Wind XI project. The order includes previously purchased PTC-qualifying components.  The turbines will be manufactured at Vestas’ Colorado factories and will be delivered in the second quarter 2018. The order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a five-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM5000) service

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