Interim Report January-June 2008
Important events during the second quarter3 Scandinavia (Sweden and Denmark combined) reached EBITDA breakeven on a monthly basis in June.An agreement was entered to invest in Lindorff, a leading debt collection company in the Nordic region. Ownership, fully diluted, will be about 57 percent. Investor’s total investment, in equity and debt-related instruments, will be approximately EUR 360 m.Additional shares were purchased in SEB and Electrolux for SEK 125 m. and SEK 44 m., respectively.The sale of the Scania shares is expected to be finalized during the third quarter.Financial