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Orexo signs asset purchase agreement with Gesynta Pharma AB for OX-MPI

Uppsala, Sweden – October 2, 2017 – Orexo AB (publ.) today announced that Orexo has signed an asset purchase agreement with Gesynta Pharma AB – a recently formed research company located in Stockholm, Sweden. Among the founders are highly reputed executives from the biotech industry and experienced researchers at the Karolinska Institute within the field of arachidonic acid pathways and inflammatory diseases. The lead candidate drug in the OX-MPI program, BI1029539, has been identified as a highly selective anti-inflammatory compound targeting microsomal prostaglandin E synthase (mPGES-1).

The combined Intrum Justitia and Lindorff becomes Intrum

On June 27th 2017, the combination of Intrum Justitia and Lindorff was completed, creating the leading provider of credit management services (CMS). Today, the company takes an important step towards consolidating the two companies by introducing a new corporate identity and brand name. ”Intrum is the undisputed market leader. This presents new opportunities for growth through joined resources, broader geographical presence and increased financial strengths to be able to make investments to secure long term added value for all our stakeholders. To best make use of these opportunities we

Phase I extension study demonstrates beneficial effects on lipid metabolism with C21

Vicore Pharma AB (publ) (ticker: VICO) can today announce positive results from the in-depth analysis of the Phase I extension study with its candidate drug named C21.The extension study, initiated in January 2017, was performed on a group of overweight (BMI 30-35 and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) above 0.9) but otherwise healthy men. In total 16 volunteers participated, whereof 8 were given 100 mg C21 in a once daily dose and 8 were given placebo over a period of 8 days. The aim of the study was to evaluate safety and tolerability of C21 in a group with a potentially compromised metabolic

KappAhl launches "Click & Collect" and "Shop Online in Store"

At the turn of the month, KappAhl took the next big step on its journey to digitisation, launching Click&Collect and Shop Online in Store.     “Every way of shopping at KappAhl should be integrated. Online and physical stores aren’t different channels; they’re two parts of the same KappAhl. The customer chooses, we deliver. Because there is always stock online, this means that items are never sold out in stores, either,” says Charlotte Katz, Head of Digital at KappAhl.KappAhl is now launching Click&Collect and Shop Online in Store on a wide scale. Sweden was first up in the rollout, soon

Elekta and The Alliance for Cancer Care partner to bring leading-edge radiation therapy and radiosurgery solutions to patients

The Alliance for Cancer Care converts all oncology treatment devices and software to Elekta products, improving and standardizing care across its multiple sitesSTOCKHOLM, October 2, 2017 – Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) today announced that the Alliance for Cancer Care (The Alliance) is adopting Elekta products and services as the complete solution for its radiation oncology needs. With this adoption, Elekta hardware and software will replace all other radiation therapy products and services at The Alliance’s seven radiation therapy facilities. Established in 2015, The Alliance brings together the

SSM acquires housing project for approximately 370 homes in central Jakobsberg

SSM Holding AB (publ), the leading property developer in the Stockholm region within affordable homes, is continuing to expand by acquiring a housing project in central Jakobsberg from Upland Securities AB. The project comprises a total floor space of approximately 19,000 m2 that SSM intends to develop into about 370 cooperative apartments. The initial purchase price is 30 MSEK plus an additional sum once the detailed development plan has been approved. The sales start is expected in the second quarter of 2018, with occupancy to start in the beginning of 2020.SSM has acquired a property (

Orkla ASA: Key information relating to the cash dividend

At a meeting on 2 October 2017, the Board of Directors decided to call for an extraordinary general meeting in order to propose a special dividend of NOK 5.00 per share.   Dividend amount: 5.00 per share Declared currency: NOK Last day including right: 25 October 2017 Ex-date: 26 October 2017 Record date: 27 October 2017 Payment date: 3 November 2017 Date of approval: 25 October 2017   Orkla ASA Oslo, 2 October 2017     Ref.:   SVP Investor Relations Mattias Orrenius  Tel.: +47 983 66 334 Email: mattias.orrenius@orkla.no   Group

Orkla ASA: Agreement regarding sale of Orkla's interest in Sapa to Hydro completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice of 10 July 2017 regarding announcement of an agreement between Orkla and Norsk Hydro ("Hydro") whereby Hydro is to purchase Orkla's 50% interest in Sapa. The agreement was completed today in accordance with its terms.   Orkla has today received NOK 11.86 billion in cash from Hydro as preliminary purchase price, which represent a valuation of Sapa of NOK 27 billion (on debt-free basis). Final purchase price will be determined based on Sapa's balance as of 30 September 2017.   Orkla has been a shareholder in Sapa since 2005. When Sapa

Multiconsult ASA – Repurchase of own shares

On 29 September 2017, Multiconsult ASA ("Multiconsult") purchased 1 045 of its own shares at an average price of NOK 87.68 per share. The shares were purchased in accordance with the Company's share repurchase programme as announced on 22 September 2017. The shares were acquired on Oslo Børs.Following this transaction Multiconsult holds 24 201 of its own shares.    For further information, please contact: Investor relations:      Mirza Koristovic, Head of Investor Relations      Phone: +47 93 87 05 25      E-mail: ir@multiconsult.no Media:      Gaute Christensen, VP

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Quieter market, but good sales

Selvaag Bolig ASA sold 207 homes with a total value of NOK 843 million during the third quarter of 2017. Sales in the first nine months totalled 632 homes worth NOK 2 867 million in all. "The market has been quieter than in earlier periods. This primarily reflects the residential mortgage and the market psychology. However, sales have been good in many of our projects," says CEO Baard Schumann.Construction started for 77 units during the quarter, 81 were completed and 75 were delivered to the buyer. At 30 September, Selvaag Bolig had 1 582 homes under construction and 30 completed

New Zealand Navy Chooses Saab TactiCall for Future Communications Solution

Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract to provide a complete communications system on board the Royal New Zealand Navy’s future fleet replenishment vessel, HMNZS Aotearoa.The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has selected Saab to equip its new Maritime Sustainment Capability vessel, HMNZS Aotearoa. Saab will provide the TactiCall integrated communications system, which interconnects communication technologies regardless of radio band, frequency or hardware. Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) will provide in-service support as Saab’s partner in New Zealand. -       This is our

Nordea and DNB have completed the combination of their Baltic operations

On 25 August 2016 Nordea and DNB entered into an agreement to combine their operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in order to create a leading independent main financial services provider in the Baltics. The completion was conditional upon receiving regulatory approvals and conditions. After receiving all approvals from the respective regulatory bodies, the transaction closed today. Luminor will be the third largest financial services provider in the Baltic banking market with a market share of 16 per cent in deposits and 23 per cent in lending. Luminor will comprise Nordea’s

Promising preliminary long-term data from WTX101 Phase 2 extension study to be presented at AASLD Annual Meeting

Wilson Therapeutics (publ) announced today that preliminary data from the ongoing extension part of the Phase 2 trial of WTX101 (bis-choline tetrathiomolybdate), an investigational oral first-in-class copper-protein binding agent for the treatment of patients with Wilson Disease, have been accepted for poster presentation at The Liver Meeting®, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in Washington DC, October 20-24, 2017. The abstract, published online today, highlights that the initial improvements seen after 24 weeks were continued. Free

Magnolia Bostad sells 275 apartments in Arlöv city centre

Magnolia Bostad sells the project Fasanen, located in central Arlöv, Burlövs municipality, comprising of approximately 275 apartments. The sale comprises the properties Burlöv Arlöv 20:58 et al. and the property value at completion is estimated to approximately SEK 470 million.The buyer is a Nordic Real Estate investor and the sale is made through company transfers. The sale is conditional on the buyers financing. Serneke is signed as contractor and construction start is planned for the first quarter of 2018. Magnolia Bostad will develop and manage the project all the way through, until

Vestas wins 40 MW order from Italian auction

The 40 MW order is for the Lavello wind park and is placed by Bel Lavello Vigi, a joint venture between Belenergia, mostly active in Italy, and Langa/Rgreen Invest, a leading French operator. The order takes Vestas’ announced orders in Italy in 2017 to 116 MW and order intake from Italian auctions to almost 790 MW over the last five years. Having installed more than 40 percent of Italy’s total wind installed capacity, Vestas underlines its market leadership with today’s order. The contract for the Lavello wind park includes the supply and installation of 12 V126-3.3 MW wind turbines and

Vestas receives new order in Italy for 38 MW project

Vestas has signed a new contract in Italy for the Monteverde wind park to be installed in Avellino province in the south of Italy. The 38 MW order was placed by Tozzi Sud S.P.A for the supply and installation of eight V117-3.45 MW turbines and three V112-3.45 MW turbines. The project was awarded at Italy’s last energy auction.   The order comprises the supply and installation of the eleven wind turbines as well as a 10 year service contract. Turbine delivery is expected for the first quarter of 2018, whilst commissioning is planned for the second quarter of 2018. “The final signature

Mexican auctions produce more results for Vestas with new order for a wind park placed

Vestas continues to demonstrate its ability to support customers in submitting winning auction bids. In just four months, Vestas has received almost 600 MW in orders as a result of the auction held in Mexico last year, which accounts for 53 percent of the total wind capacity allocated. As the latest example, Vestas has received an order for the supply and installation of 27 V136-3.45 MW wind turbines for a 93 MW wind park in the Northeastern state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. “With the order, Vestas’ order intake from Mexico’s energy auctions reaches almost 600 MW, which indeed highlights

Auction wins confirm Vestas’ leadership in Italy

Two new orders in Italy underline Vestas’ leadership in the Italian market, where the company has close to 3.8 GW installed, representing over 40 percent of the country’s total wind capacity. The orders for 38 MW are for the Taverna Caduta and San Mauro projects that were amongst the winning wind projects at the Italian energy auction held in November 2016. Vestas has won over 500 MW at energy auctions held in Italy, one of the first countries in the world to implement this system to allocate energy capacity at competitive prices. Globally, Vestas has secured over 5 GW of orders derived

New order derived from Argentinian auction reinforces Vestas’ leadership in the country

Vestas has won a 40 MW order that was awarded as part of Argentina’s RenovAr 1.5 auction. With this new project, Vestas has signed close to 700 MW in Argentina over the past twelve months.  Parques Eólicos Vientos del Sur S.A., a subsidiary of Grupo Frali S.A., has placed an order to Vestas for the supply and installation of 11 V136-3.6 MW wind turbines for La Banderita wind park in the City of General Acha, Province of La Pampa, Argentina. Turbine delivery is planned for the third quarter of 2018 whilst commissioning is expected during the first quarter of 2019.  This will be the first

DNB ASA - Share buy-back:Transactions during week 38 and 39

During week 38 and 39 2017, DNB ASA has purchased 818,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 160.24 per share. After this, DNB ASA owns a total of 6,193,034 own shares. The repurchase of shares is part of the new share buy-back programme announced by DNB ASA on 21 September 2017. The buy-back programme comprises up to approximately 8.1 million shares, of which up to approximately 5.4 million will be repurchased in the open market. The rest will be redeemed from the state of Norway on a proportionate basis, subject to approval from DNB ASA’s annual general meeting in 2018, so that its

Conversion of Convertible debt strengthens the Balance sheet of Clavister

Norrlandsfonden calls the conversion of a convertible bond (2017) into shares, which strengthens Clavister’s balance sheet and equity with 10 MSEK.September 27, 2017. Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Clavister (NASDAQ: CLAV), a leader in high-performance network security solutions, has on of September 29, 2017—in relation to Norrlandsfonden exercising their convertible bond (2017)—initiated registration of the convertible to the amount of 10 MSEK into shares. The convertible bond, initially signed in 2012, entitles Norrlandsfonden to convert at 15 SEK per share. The number of shares received by

UTA to receive Minority Access’ Diversity Institution Award

The University of Texas at Arlington’s relentless pursuit of excellence, diversity and inclusion is being recognized on the national stage. The non-profit Minority Access will present UTA with its Diversity Institution Award at the National Role Models Conference in Washington, D.C. on September 29. The organization’s mission is to assist colleges, universities, the federal government and corporations recruit, enhance and retain underserved and underrepresented populations as employees and consumers of goods and services across the nation. UTA is one of just 35 institutions selected to

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