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Wire ropes and lifting gear distributor, Certex UK, has acquired cargo control business Pritchard Tyrite and its sister-company TRS Motorsport Equipment in a deal that is expected to open up important market opportunities.Best known for its range of lashings, curtainsider straps and tarpaulins, Pritchard Tyrite is one of the UK’s leading importers, manufacturers and distributors of cargo control equipment. Pritchard Tyrite’s focus on the transport sector neatly aligns with Certex’s wider focus on wire ropes and lifting gear in the offshore, ports, crane and other major markets. Pritchard

Certex and Forankra expanding jointly in the UK with acquisition of Pritchard Tyrite

With the acquisition of cargo control specialists Pritchard Tyrite, Axel Johnson International’s business group AxLoad opens up for an important expansion within cargo securing and lifting equipment in the UK. Pritchard Tyrite will be managed by Certex UK but also establish the first UK base for Certex’s sister-company, cargo securing products and services supplier, Forankra.Pritchard Tyrite is one of the UK’s leading importers, manufacturers and distributors of cargo control equipment. The company is a GBP 3 million annual turnover firm with 17 employees and head office in Basingstoke.

Nordax has recruited Lennart Erlandson as new CFO

Lennart Erlandson has been appointed new Chief Financial Officer for Nordax. Lennart will assume his position during April 2017 and will be a member of the senior management team and report to CEO Morten Falch.Lennart Erlandson, 50, has most recently held the position as CFO at Skandiabanken. Before Lennart joined Skandiabanken he had a long career within SEB Kort, most recently as Head of Finance & Operations, CFO. During the period August 2013 to October 2014, Lennart was also acting CEO of SEB Kort. Lennart has previously in his career held positions as CEO and CFO in several companies

NPRO: Contemplating sale of own bonds

Norwegian Property ASA has mandated Nordea and SEB to investigate the opportunity of selling some or all of its existing holdings in the bonds with ISIN NO0010695034 (NPRO02) and NO0010720600 (NPRO05). The company currently owns NOK 126 million in NPRO02 and NOK 291 million in NPRO05, and any potential sale will be subject to market conditions. For further information, please contact: Norwegian Property ASASvein Hov Skjelle, CEOPhone: +47 930 55 566Email: shs@npro.no

DRP™ for Oncology Ventures lead product LiPlaCis® registered for CE-marking in EU

Mon, Jan 09, 2017 08:52 CET

Hoersholm, Denmark, January 9th, 2017 – Oncology Venture Sweden AB (OV.ST) today announced that CE-marking for the in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD); the Drug Response Predictor – DRP™ – has been technically validated and registered for the lead drug candidate LiPlaCis®. A CE-marking shows that conformity assessment has been carried out and a technical file has been established by Medical Prognosis Institute A/S from whom OV has in-licensed the DRP™. The LiPlaCis DRP™ is key in the selection of high likely responding patients and pivotal in OV’s clinical breast cancer trial in

NextGenTel wins prestigious project

NextGenTel AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextGenTel Holding ASA, has signed a framework agreement with Oslo S Utvikling (OSU) for a housing project in Bispevika. NextGenTel is to deliver their services to the around 1,500 apartments to be built in downtown Oslo. The first apartments will be finished in 2018.NextGenTel will deliver fiber-based broadband and innovative TV solutions to the residents. While some players in the industry are focusing on large channel packages for all residents, NextGenTel and OSU choose the opposite and give the customers the ability to choose TV themselves.

Polygiene and RYU Apparel partner to deliver odor-free apparel to the urban athlete

Mon, Jan 09, 2017 08:50 CET

RYU (Respect Your Universe) is a tailored urban athletic apparel brand that engages in the development, marketing and distribution of apparel, bags and accessories focused on fitness, training and performance. New for Fall 2016, RYU chose to include Polygiene in their new line of Vapor tanks for men and women. Treated with Polygiene, these tanks benefit the consumer with odor control, and benefit the world by allowing the consumers to Wear More. Wash Less.®“We’re always searching for ingredient partners that will help us elevate our designs,” says Juliet Korver, Product

High cholesterol intake and eggs do not increase risk of memory disorders

Mon, Jan 09, 2017 08:46 CET

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that a relatively high intake of dietary cholesterol, or eating one egg every day, are not associated with an elevated risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, no association was found in persons carrying the APOE4 gene variant that affects cholesterol metabolism and increases the risk of memory disorders. APOE4 is common in Finland. The findings were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. High serum cholesterol levels have been linked not only to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, but also

Statement by the Board of Nordnet in relation to the public offer by NNB Intressenter

Mon, Jan 09, 2017 08:31 CET

The Board of Nordnet unanimously recommends that the shareholders of Nordnet accept NNB Intressenter’s cash offer at SEK 38.This statement is made by the Board of Nordnet AB (publ) (“Nordnet”) pursuant to Rule II.19 of Nasdaq Stockholm’s Takeover Rules (the “Takeover Rules”). Background On 25 October 2016, Nordic Capital Fund VIII (“Nordic Capital”) and Öhmangruppen, through NNB Intressenter AB (“NNB Intressenter”), announced a public offer to the shareholders of Nordnet to transfer all shares in Nordnet to NNB Intressenter (the “Offer”). NNB Intressenter initially offered SEK 37 in

Invitation to conference call and webcast

Stockholm, Sweden — Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR) is conducting an analyst and investor conference call/webcast today, 9th January 2017, at 15.00 CET, to present further financial aspects of the acquired oncology programs from TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corporation, including the clinical stage compounds remetinostat and birinapant. Niklas Prager CEO, Ola Burmark CFO and Richard Bethell CSO will be presenting and will be available for questions. To join the conference call, please dial:Sweden +46 (0)8 566 426 62Europe +44(0)20 300 898 02USA +1 855 753 22 35 The

Atlas Copco’s Q4 report and invitation to conference call on January 27

Stockholm, Sweden, January 9, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, will publish its Q4 results on Friday January 27 at approximately 12:00 PM CET. A combined presentation and conference call for investors, analysts and media will be held at 3:00 PM CET.The presentation will be held at Atlas Copco Group Center, Sickla Industriväg 19, Nacka, Sweden. Participating from Atlas Copco will be Ronnie Leten, President and CEO, and Hans Ola Meyer, CFO. The presentation will begin with a short presentation of the report followed by a question and answer session.

Changes in Caverion’s Group Management Board and organisation structure

Caverion Corporation Stock exchange release January 9, 2017 at 9.30 a.m. EETChanges in Caverion’s Group Management Board and organisation structure The following changes in Caverion’s organisation structure and Group Management Board will take place. BUSINESS UNITS The development of Caverion’s operations requires strengthening the role of the Group level functions Services and Projects. We are increasing the areas of responsibility of these functions and call them business units going forward. Thomas Hietto (born 1967, M.Sc.,Tech.) has been appointed as the head of business

NNB Intressenter increases the offer price and waives the minimum acceptance condition in its public cash offer to the shareholders of Nordnet.

Nordnet’s Board of Directors has unanimously resolved to recommend NNB Intressenter’s revised offer. On 25 October 2016, the Öhman Group 1) and Nordic Capital Fund VIII, 2) through NNB Intressenter AB (“NNB Intressenter”), announced an offer to the shareholders of Nordnet AB (publ) (“Nordnet”) to acquire all shares in Nordnet (the “Offer”). NNB Intressenter now increases the consideration in the Offer to SEK 38 for each share in Nordnet and waives the minimum acceptance condition. NNB Intressenter declares that no further increase will take place, and accordingly the consideration in the

Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of treasury shares

Mon, Jan 09, 2017 08:02 CET

Selvaag Bolig ASA purchased 20 500 treasury shares on 6 January 2017. The shares were purchased at an average price of NOK 38,98. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction, Selvaag Bolig owns 731 749 treasury shares. Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer controlling the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of homes. The company has several thousand homes under development at any

Cretaceous discovery at Peshkabir-2

9 January 2017 Genel Energy plc Cretaceous discovery at Peshkabir-2 Genel Energy plc (‘Genel’ or ‘the Company’) notes the announcement made this morning by DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke licence (Genel 25% working interest). The Peshkabir-2 well currently drilling on the Tawke PSC has discovered oil in the Cretaceous horizon in the southern flank of the Peshkabir field. The well flowed at a stable rate of 3,800 barrels of 28° API oil per day on a 52/64 choke from an open hole test of a 170-metre interval. Pressure data supported by observations of oil shows from cuttings

Odfjell SE : Changes in management

Senior Vice President Helge Olsen is stepping down from his role as Head of Ship Management from 9.January 2017. Helge Olsen has been with Odfjell since 2000. Odfjell SE has appointed SVP Odfjell Tankers, Harald Fotland, to also cover the position as SVP Ship Management until a successor is in place.-We are grateful for Helge Olsen's hard work and commitment for the last 17 years working for Odfjell, says Kristian Mørch, CEO in Odfjell.For more information:Kristian Mørch, CEO Odfjell SETel:+ 47 55 27 00 00Email: kristian.morch@odfjell.comThis information is subject to the

Camurus to present at the J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference 2017

Lund — 9 January 2017 — Camurus AB (Nasdaq Stockholm; CAMX) today announces that that the Company will present at the 35th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, CA, at 11:30 am Pacific time on January 12, 2017. Fredrik Tiberg, President and CEO, will provide a company overview including an update on the progress of the development pipeline. About CamurusCamurus is a Swedish research-based pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercialising innovative and differentiated medicines for the treatment of severe and chronic conditions. New drug products

Castellum appoints Corporate Communications Director

Ingalill Östman has been appointed Director of Corporate Communications at Castellum. Ingalill has most recently worked with her own communications company, and also brings extensive experience to Castellum from several management positions at global companies. These include a position as Senior Vice President, Group Communications & Government Relations at SKF, as well as various roles within ABB.As Director of Corporate Communications at Castellum, Ingalill will be responsible for overarching and comprehensive communication activities. Ingalill will join the Executive Team, and assume her

The amount of data is growing exponentially – Tieto is once again expanding its data centre in Finland

The progress of digitalisation requires increasing the capacity for data storage. Tieto is currently expanding Finland's largest data centre by thousands of square metres. The company wants to help its customers take advantage of the possibilities provided by the growing amount of data, as well as respond to tightening security demands.Tieto opened a data centre in Espoo in 2011. The Data Centre was first provided with a EUR 10 million expansion in 2014. The investment budget of the current expansion project is approximately EUR 17 million. Tieto will get access to its new premises in

The 3D Classroom becomes Sensavis