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First phase for increased profitability implemented- Action plan for facilities that do not perform

Actic has for several years established and acquired individual facilities or gym chains to build clusters. The strategy has led to a leading position in a number of local markets in the countries Actic operates. Through a clearer conceptualisation of the offering, where support and operations are streamlined and simplified, and where economies of scale are utilised, there is a significant earnings potential that has not yet been realised.Strategic focus for Actic going forward is a clearer conceptualisation of the offering, where support and operations are streamlined and simplified in

SCA acquires 10,000 hectares of forest land in Estonia

SCA has acquired Forestum Group AB, a Swedish company which owns forest and land assets in Estonia, totalling approximately 10,000 hectares. The purchase price is SEK 420 million (€39m) on a debt-free  basis.Forestum has an Estonian subsidiary which owns 10 300 hectares of land on the islands of Dagö and Ösel. 8,800 hectares of this land is forest land with a standing volume of 1,300,000 cubic metres. SCA recently acquired 10,000 hectares of forest in Latvia. “We have the intention to grow as a forest owner in the Baltics”, says Jonas Mårtensson, President Forest.”The Baltic states

Waystream launches 10Gbit/s access switches for Fiber networks

Swedish tech-company Waystream today introduces two new series of access switches, the MS7000 and ASR 8000 series, specifically designed for Fiber broadband access networks. The new line of switches offers up to 10Gbit/s broadband speed per connected home or business, enabling the fastest mass-market broadband services in the world. Extended temperature support allow field deployment into street cabinets as well as central office locations.The evolution of services on the Internet depend on bandwidth. TV and Video on Demand are popular services, but high resolution and good quality requires

Change in leadership of Haldex – Helene Svahn, board member and Professor from KTH Royal Institute of Technology new CEO

The board has decided on a change of CEO for Haldex. Helene Svahn, board member of Haldex, professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and currently Head of Research and Innovation at Permobil will assume the role as CEO of Haldex after Åke Bengtsson, who has been CEO since the 2017 bidding process with Knorr-Bremse.“The board would like to extend their appreciation to Åke for the work he has done, in particular with the tough task of steering the company through the turbulent bidding process of 2017”, says chairman of the board Jörgen Durban. “However, as the company is now

More from the Company - Monthly Newsletter May 2019

During the month of May we have continued our development and documentation work. We held our ordinary annual general meeting, participated at the SAMTIT exhibition in Stockholm and the 4th International Post Cardiac Arrest Symposium in Lund.We started the month by presenting our interim report for the first quarter and holding ordinary annual general meeting at the company's premises in Lund. More than 850 MedTech related personnel, nurses, doctors and researchers from all over the Nordic region and over 100 companies participated at this year's SAMTIT Exhibition and Congress in

Wärtsilä offers the world’s first commercially available auto-docking system

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade Press Release, 03 June 10:30AM, EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä has taken a notable step towards realising the full commercial potential of autonomous vessels. Following the latest and most advanced testing of its SmartDock auto-docking system, which included giving industry representatives and customers first-hand experience as passengers onboard the test vessel, the company has secured the first order for the system. This makes SmartDock the world’s first commercially available auto-docking solution. By automating docking procedures, the Wärtsilä SmartDock

Zwipe enters milestone partnership to launch biometric payment cards with Goldpac

OSLO, NORWAY– 3 JUNE 2019 – Biometric technology company Zwipe and Goldpac, China’s largest secure payment solution provider are partnering to launch biometric payment cards, enrolment offerings and related services to Goldpac’s extensive customer network, including some of the largest financial organizations in the world. Goldpac is fully certified by VISA, MasterCard, China Union Pay, American Express, JCB and Diners. As one of the top payment card producers in the world and the largest in the Asia Pacific region, Goldpac supplies payment smartcard chips, instant issuance card kiosks

TORM acquires four modern MR vessels

"We are pleased to expand the fleet with four modern MR vessels at an attractive price point. Looking into an improving demand-supply situation for the transportation of clean petroleum products, we believe that the timing for a fleet expansion with modern vessels is appropriate and underlines the flexibility provided by our strong capital structure," says Executive Director Jacob Meldgaard. TORM has agreed to buy four 2011-built MR vessels for a total consideration of USD 83m with expected delivery between August and December 2019. The vessels are built at the Korean yard Hyundai Mipo.

Report from Bravida Holding AB (publ)’s extraordinary general meeting on 3 June 2019

At the extraordinary general meeting in Bravida Holding AB (publ) in Stockholm today, the shareholders resolved upon the following:Adoption of a long term incentive programmeThe extraordinary general meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the board of directors, to adopt a long term incentive programme for senior executives and other key employees within the Bravida group. The resolution also included resolution regarding authorization for the board of directors to resolve to issue Class C shares, authorization for the board of directors to resolve to repurchase Class C

Vectra chose Teleste as a vendor of optical nodes for a network upgrade in Poland

TURKU, FINLAND – 3 June 2019 – Teleste has been selected as a vendor of optical nodes for Vectra, a leading telecommunication operator in Poland. The frame agreement between the companies consists of more than 1000 of Teleste’s E8 1.2 GHz optical nodes, which will be delivered to Vectra by the end of Q1 2020. Vectra is the second largest telecommunication operator in Poland with a cable network of  almost 2 800 000 homes passed. The company offers its customers with services including cable television, broadband internet access - fixed and mobile – as well as fixed and mobile telephony.

Heimstaden acquires the Dutch management company Vivo Wonen

The acquisition underlines Heimstaden’s focus on local expertise and being present with own organisation in its strategic markets. Heimstaden AB announces that it has acquired the Dutch management company Vivo Wonen from Round Hill Capital and Stadium Capital Partners following the acquisition of the 3rd largest residential portfolio within the Netherlands in April. The acquisition provides Heimstaden with an Amsterdam-based management platform specialized in managing the exact same portfolio, offering fully integrated management services including in-house sales, asset, technical,

Artificial Solutions and Swisscom Announce Partnership

Stockholm, Sweden (3 June 2019) Artificial Solutions ® (FNSE:ASAI ), the leading specialist in enterprise-strength Conversational AI, announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Switzerland’s leading telecoms company, Swisscom, to create advanced natural language solutions for its employees, customers and enterprise clients.  Conversational AI is opening up vast possibilities for the enterprise and the award-wining conversational AI platform, Teneo® from Artificial Solutions is

Investor Call Q1 2019 Presentation

As previously announced an international conference call for investors and analysts will be held today, the 3rd of June, 2019 at 3:00 pm CET.Please see attached file for the presentation that will be used in the scheduled international conference call. The dial-in number is: Standard International Access +44 (0) 20 3003 2666 Stockholm +46 (0) 8 50520424 New York +1 212 999 6659 The meeting code is Corral Q1  For further information, please contact:Magdalena PatrónInvestor Relations ManagerTel: + 46 (0)10-450 10 00Email: magdalena.patron@preem.se

SSE Executive Education #1 in the Nordics – for the 19th consecutive year

For the 19th consecutive year, the Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education has been ranked highest in the Nordic and Baltic regions in management and leadership development. Even globally, the program has climbed to 16th place from 21st place in last year’s ranking. This has been made clear since the Financial Times published its annual ranking of the world’s best business schools. The results are from the largest annual ranking of executive education, in which the Financial Times compares the world’s top business schools that offer various forms of executive education, upper

Etteplan, Nokia and Ukkoverkot team up to provide private LTE solutions for industrial customers

Etteplan Press release 3.6.2019 at 10.00 a.m.  -Global market for private LTE networks growing substantially Etteplan, Nokia and Ukkoverkot will join forces to provide industrial customers with solutions based on private LTE/4G or NR 5G radio networks. A private mobile network is an effective – and often the only – wireless option for critical applications requiring reliable and secure connections with a high data transfer capacity and low latency (i.e. short delays). Typical applications include ports, industrial areas or mines. A private LTE network enables the efficient and secure

Intrum establishes long-term strategic partnership with Piraeus Bank and acquires its Recovery Management Services platform to further strengthen the position in Greece

Intrum has agreed with Piraeus Bank (“PB”) to acquire PB’s Recovery Management Services platform; Recovery Banking Unit (“RBU”). The RBU will be hived-down into a separate legal entity (“NewCo”), valued at €410m, which will be fully consolidated by Intrum. Intrum will acquire 80 per cent of the shares in the NewCo corresponding to a purchase price of €328m of which only €296m is paid in cash on closing of the transaction with the remainder planned after year end 2022. The NewCo is based on a long-term strategic partnership with PB owning the remaining 20 per cent of the shares.“The

NPRO: Preliminary results from the offer to repurchase own shares

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice from Norwegian Property ASA (the “Company”) on 9 May 2019 regarding the announcement of repurchase of shares (the “Offer”). The Company hereby announces that preliminary numbers shows that the Company has received acceptances for approximately 60 million shares at a price of NOK 11.75 per share. The Company has thus received acceptances for more shares than the size of the Offer. Allocation will take place before 4 June 2019 at 18:00 CEST. The trade date will be 4 June 2019 with settlement date on or about 7 June 2019. Following

CFO Change

OSLO, NORWAY – 3 JUNE 2019 – Biometric technology company Zwipe today announced that Lisbeth Breum has notified the company that she is resigning from her position as chief financial officer effective 31 August 2019 to assume a CFO role in a company unrelated to biometrics, smart cards or payments. “On behalf of the Zwipe team, I want to thank Lisbeth for her contributions during formative years for Zwipe. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors,” said André Løvestam, Zwipe CEO.  The company is in the process of finding a new CFO and will announce this when concluded. “We have

Nel ASA: Establishes consortium to commercialize fuel cell electric buses in Europe

(Oslo, 3 June 2019) Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL), Ballard Power Systems Inc., Hexagon Composites ASA, Wrightbus Ltd., Ryse Hydrogen Ltd. and Everfuel Europe AS today announce the establishment of H2Bus Consortium, an ambitious consortium to implement commercial fuel cell electric buses throughout Europe. "We are happy to announce the establishment of the H2Bus Consortium with our partners as a response to the political zero emission targets. Fuel cell electric buses have been demonstrated around Europe for more than a decade. The technology is reliable, efficient and completely zero emission.

Hexagon joins H2Bus Consortium to drive zero-emission public transportation

Hexagon Composites, together with other leading hydrogen players, announced today the establishment of the H2Bus Consortium. The members of the consortium are committed to deploying 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses along with supporting infrastructure in European cities at commercially competitive rates. The full realization of this project is expected to culminate in the largest hydrogen bus order till date for the Company. Hexagon’s business areas Agility Fuel Solutions and Hexagon Purus will provide hydrogen fuel solutions to bus OEMs, for use in public transport fleets as well

Sedana Medical enters China – signs with Chinese distributor

Sedana Medical AB (publ) (SEDANA: FN Stockholm) today announced a 10-year exclusive distribution agreement with the Chinese distributor Kyuan Xinhai Medical, a subsidiary of partly state-owned Shanghai Pharma, the second largest life science company in China. Kyuan will immediately commence the fast-track registration of AnaConDa in China and estimates approval will be obtained in less than two years. The Chinese market potential for sedation in intensive care is estimated to be five to six million ventilation days annually.Kyuan is making a major investment in this cooperation which

Stora Enso: Managers’ transactions – Jorma Eloranta

STORA ENSO OYJ MANAGERS’ TRANSACTIONS 3 June 2019 at 9.30 EESTStora Enso Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Eloranta, Jorma Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Stora Enso Oyj LEI: 7437000ZP669LKUTZ738 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 7437000ZP669LKUTZ738_20190603081355_2 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2019-05-31 Venue: NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL) Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009005961

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