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Finnish Kekkilä and Dutch BVB Substrates have come together, combining decades of horticultural knowhow to create a leader in the European growing media sector. The company comes at a time when the world needs to focus on sustainable growth more than ever.In order to meet the demands of a growing population, global food production needs to increase over 70 percent in the next 35 years. Moreover, this needs to be achieved by using less water, less energy, and by producing less waste. “Thanks to smart technology, vast selection of raw materials and tailored solutions Kekkilä-BVB is able to

Sandvik acquires supplier of Battery Electric Vehicle solutions

Sandvik acquires privately owned Artisan Vehicle Systems, manufacturer of battery powered underground mining equipment, based in Camarillo, California, USA. The core technology is battery packs, electric motors, power electronics, software and control systems. Artisan’s underground mining loaders and trucks are designed with these high-powered, highly reliable and field proven battery electric powertrains. Artisan is the market leader with most battery electric vehicles currently operating in underground mining. “I am pleased to see the strategic acquisition of Artisan so soon after the

Nordea ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable banks

For the second year in a row, Nordea was ranked as one of the top 100 most sustainable corporations in the world by Corporate Knights. As the only Nordic bank to qualify among the top 100, Nordea climbed the ranking from number 86 to 47. The 2019 Global 100 ranking was announced today at the World Economic Forum in Davos. - I’m proud that our hard work to integrate sustainability into our business has been recognised. During the past two years, we’ve raised the bar in relation to our work on sustainability and sustainable finance. Together with our customers and partners, we believe we

Q4 and full year 2018 results conference call invitation

Tue, Jan 22, 2019 08:59 CET

MTG will publish its Q4 and full year 2018 financial results at 07:30 CET on Tuesday 5 February and will hold a conference call at 09:00 CET on the same day. The call will be hosted by Jørgen Madsen Lindemann (President & CEO), Anders Jensen (NENT Group President & CEO) and Maria Redin (CFO).To participate, please dial: Sweden: +46 8 566 184 67 UK: +44 2071 92 83 38 US: +1 646 741 31 67 The access pin code for the call is: 1874268 To ensure that the conference call starts on time, please dial in 5-10 minutes before the

EQT Credit is the largest lender in a second lien financing to support Jacobs Holding’s acquisition of Cognita

EQT Credit, through its Mid-Market Credit investment strategy, is pleased to announce that it is the largest lender in a EUR 255 million second lien term loan financing solution to support Jacobs Holding AG’s (“Jacobs”) investment in Cognita (the “Company”). Launched in 2004, Cognita is a leading global provider of private premium K-12 education services, currently comprising 72 schools in eight countries across Asia, Europe and Latin America. The Company employs 7,000 teaching and support staff, educating over 40,000 students across a diverse range of international, national and

NeuroVive publishes prospectus in connection with preferential rights issue

Lund, Sweden, 22 January 2019 – NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: NVP, OTCQX: NEVPF) announced today that the prospectus in connection with NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB’s (publ) (“NeuroVive” or the “Company”) previously announced preferential rights issue (“Rights Issue”) and the admission to trading of the shares in the Company on Nasdaq Stockholm has been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority as of 22 January 2019. The prospectus, application forms and other relevant information are available at the Company’s office and can be downloaded

Interim financial report 1, September – November 2018: Continued growth and improved margins

CELLINK AB ("CELLINK" or "Company") publishes the quarterly report for the period September 2018 – November 2018. The report is available on the company's website: http://cellink.com/investor-relations/. This press release presents a summary of the report. Interim Financial Report 1, 1st of September 2018 – 30th of November 2018 · Net turnover of SEK 19,971 thousand (SEK 8,064 thousand), an increase of 148% against the first quarter last year · Operating revenues, including capitalized work for own account and changes in inventory, amounted to SEK 27,201 thousand (SEK 12,111

Karo Intressenter AB completes the offer to the shareholders in Karo Pharma Aktiebolag and extends the acceptance period

On 29 October 2018, EQT VIII[1] (“EQT VIII”), through Karo Intressenter AB[2] (“Karo Intressenter”), announced a public

Hoist Finance still in negotiations to acquire non-performing assets from GetBack

Tue, Jan 22, 2019 08:15 CET

As communicated to the market on 7th of November 2018, Hoist Finance has been in discussions to acquire assets held by the Polish debt management and collection company GetBack. Hoist Finance can confirm that we are in the final stages of reaching an agreement of acquiring approximately one third of the total non-performing assets owned by GetBack. “Hoist Finance remains committed to the Polish market and is willing to participate in solutions which could help related parties to secure both value and fair treatment of debtors”, says Maksym Wójcik, Country Manager Hoist Finance Poland.

BrainCool AB (publ) draws down a fourth tranche of convertibles of SEK 5 million

BrainCool AB (publ) ("BrainCool" or "Company") draws down a fourth tranche from European Select Growth Opportunities Fund (the "Investor") and issues free warrants to its shareholders.On 22 November 2017, BrainCool entered into an investment agreement with the Investor ("Agreement"). On 4 November 2018, BrainCool and the Investor signed an amendment agreement relating to the Agreement ("Amendment Agreement") providing, inter alia, that the issuance of warrants can be postponed in order to facilitate the administrative process in relation to the issuance of tranches (see press release dated

Biovica presents at the Annual Biomarkers Congress in Manchester, 2019

Tue, Jan 22, 2019 08:03 CET

Uppsala, Sweden, January 21, 2019. Mattias Bergqvist, Biovica, is invited to give an oral presentation at the 14th Annual Biomarkers Congress 21-22 February 2019, Manchester, UK.At the conference Mattias will address how liquid biomarkers can constitute novel ways to more effective evaluation of oncology drugs in development. Enhanced evaluation of drug efficacy by new assays such as DiviTum® can save time & cost and provide key information during preclinical and clinical trials, with the aim to bring new drugs to the market faster with a higher probability of regulatory success. DiviTum®

Electrolux makes Global 100 ranking on sustainability and CDP’s climate list

Electrolux has today been recognized by two prestigious organizations as a global leader in corporate sustainability. The accolades include being on the Global 100 ranking of the world’s most sustainable companies and, for the third year in a row, the CDP Climate Change A List.Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos today, the Global 100 companies represent the top 1.3% companies in the world for sustainability performance. Over 7,500 companies were analyzed to develop the ranking made by Corporate Knights. In addition, Electrolux has today been awarded a place on the 2018 Climate

Changes to NCC’s Executive Team

Carola Lavén will leave the position as the head of NCC’s Property Development business area to become the Deputy CEO and Investment Director at real estate company Castellum.Carola Lavén has served as Head of NCC Property Development since 2013. “Carola Lavén has developed NCC’s property development operations in an exemplary manner and she has been a valuable member of the Executive Team. I wish her the best of luck in her new position,” says Tomas Carlsson, President and CEO of NCC. Carola Lavén will continue in her current position until July 22 at the latest. The process of

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Castellum recruits Investments Director from NCC

Linked to strong growth initiatives, Castellum has recruited a Investments Director and Vice-president with substantial experience from the real estate world. Carola Lavén arrives from her previous role as Head of NCC Property Development, where she has also participated in the Executive team.“It feels really fantastic that we’re getting Carola Lavén’s massive international competence into Castellum’s Executive Management Group. We’ll now be able to manage an even greater capacity for continuing our growth track with even larger investments and portfolios, while we take a comprehensive

Invitation to the presentation of Resurs’s year-end report 2018

Resurs’s year-end report 2018 will be published at 07:30 CET on February 5th. Resurs’s CEO Kenneth Nilsson, CFO Peter Rosén and CIO Sebastian Green will host a presentation starting at 09.00 CET. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.The presentation will be held at IVA Wenströmsalen, Grev Turegatan 16 in Stockholm. Coffee will be served from 08.45 CET. For participation at the event, please register in advance through following link: https://financialhearings.com/event/11658 The presentation will be held in Swedish and can be followed on the web or over the phone. The

Stora Enso rated a global leader for climate action by CDP

STORA ENSO OYJ INVESTOR NEWS 22 January 2019 at 9.00 EETStora Enso has been top-rated in combatting global warming by the international non-profit organisation CDP, which works to build a sustainable global economy. CDP has included Stora Enso on its new 2018 Climate A List, which identifies the global companies that are taking leadership in climate action. “We are proud of this recognition of our long-term work to reduce our emissions,” says Noel Morrin, EVP Sustainability at Stora Enso. “For over a decade we have been actively reducing the energy intensity of our operations and our

Invitation to presentation of the fourth quarter and full year 2018 results and publication of new reporting structure

Stockholm – Tele2 AB (Tele2) (Nasdaq Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) will publish its Q4 2018 results on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The presentation will be hosted by Anders Nilsson, CEO, Mikael Larsson, CFO, Samuel Skott, EVP B2C Sweden, and Erik Strandin Pers, Head of Investor Relations.Tele2 will publish its financial results for Q4 2018 at 07:00 CET (06:00 GMT, 01:00 EST) on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. First interim report after Com Hem mergerThe Q4 2018 results will be the first consolidated results Tele2 publishes after the merger with Com Hem, completed on November 5, 2018.

Changes within Swedish Banking in Swedbank

Birgitte Bonnesen, CEO of Swedbank, has decided to implement an organisational change within the Swedish Banking business area, and will until further notice take on the role of Head of Swedish Banking.Christer Trägårdh, currently Head of Swedish Banking, will in connection with the change take on a role as Deputy Group Credit Officer, with special responsibility for developing future-oriented credit processes. “With our private and corporate customers in focus, Christer has contributed to creating Sweden’s leading digital bank with a physical presence. Now we are entering the next phase

Stora Enso announces startups selected for its second Accelerator Programme