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Intrum Justitia strengthens growth outlook through acquisition in the United Kingdom

Intrum Justitia has entered into an agreement to acquire 1st Credit, a mid-sized purchased debt company in the United Kingdom. The purchase price on a cash and debt free basis is about GBP 130 million, attributable to a diversified portfolio of receivables, deriving from investments from several sellers in the financial industry. 1st Credit generated earnings before interest, tax, depreciations and amortizations on purchased debt of about GBP 33 million in 2015.1st Credit has a strong operation for collection of financial receivables, with about 130 employees mainly involved in the

F & P bolsters building and plumbing expertise by welcoming new Category Manager

10 November 2016F & P, Primaflow & Connections, a leading UK distributor of plumbing, heating and bathroom materials, has appointed Gary Shields as the new Category Manager for bathrooms and fires. Mr Shields joins F & P with nearly ten years’ experience in the trade sector and over ten years in the retail sector, having previously worked as a Buying Manager for Homebase and as a Bathrooms Category Manager in the plumbing industry. Andy Raine, Commercial Director at F & P, Primaflow & Connections says Mr Shields will work closely with suppliers and supply teams to develop F & P’s

Clas Ohlson’s second store in Jyväskylä, Finland, is now opened

Today Clas Ohlson opened up its second store in Jyväskylä, Finland. The store, which is located in central Jyväskylä, is Clas Ohlson’s 36th store in Finland and the Group’s 210th store in total.Many eager customers waited outside the store during the morning of the opening and welcomed Clas Ohlson to the city centre of Jyväskylä. The first customer got the honour to cut the ribbon together with Sampo Päällysaho, Director, Business Area Finland/Germany, and store manager Johan Sturk. “We are opening this store just in time for the Christmas shopping season, right in the middle of

Bittium Corporation acquires the ownership in Mega Electronics Ltd and MegaKoto Ltd specialized in healthcare technology and services

Stock exchange release Free for publication on November 10, 2016 at 1.00 p.m. (CET+1) Bittium Corporation expands its technology competence by acquiring the ownership in Mega Electronics Ltd and MegaKoto Ltd specialized in healthcare technology and services Oulu, Finland, November 10, 2016 – Bittium Technologies Ltd, a subsidiary of Bittium Corporation has today acquired the ownership in Mega Electronics Ltd, specialized in healthcare technology, by purchasing 100 per cent of the shares in Remega Ltd. Mega Electronics Ltd is a fully owned subsidiary of Remega Ltd. Mega Electronics

Nexam Chemical receives order amounting to 5.3 MSEK within the high performance segment

Nexam Chemical has received an order amounting to approximately SEK 5.3 million for NEXIMID® from an existing customer. In monetary terms the largest order in Nexam Chemicals history. Delivery will begin during fourth quarter 2016 and then according to call-off from the customer. The order is expected to be fully delivered during 2017.NEXMID® can be used to manufacture polyimide resin, which is an essential component in temperature resistant composites. Composites containing NEXIMID® is used in environments where extensive material stress and high temperature put extreme requirements on the

FORMULATING MINERALS WILL FOCUS ON PRECISION NUTRITION IN PIGS, POULTRY AND AQUACULTURE – INTERNATIONAL PHYTATE SUMMIT

10 November 2016New research into how essential minerals such as zinc, copper and calcium interact with other feed ingredients could unlock greater efficiencies in animal nutrition, according to feed industry representatives. Examples of such research were presented yesterday in Florida, USA, when more than 62 delegates from industry and academia joined for the second day of the 3rd International Phytate Summit (IPS3), to discuss the role of minerals in feed formulation and precision nutrition. A particular focal point was the current challenges in accurately predicting digestible

Proagrica’s ADAPT plug-in harnesses power of Big Data for Agriculture Industry

London, November 2016Proagrica have announced today that they have developed an ADAPT plug-in which enables traditionally disparate software systems to share data seamlessly, ensuring farmers and their advisors have the information they need to perform their operations more efficiently.  “We are delighted to announce this development”, comments Nick Evans, Managing Director at F4F, part of Proagrica, “it represents a huge step forward for the interoperability of diverse systems within the agricultural community and we believe signifies the start of a revolution in the delivery of

Sweco to improve flood protection in Poland

Sweco has signed two new contracts – one with the Regional Water Management Authority in Wrocław and one with the Regional Water Management Authority in Szczecin – to provide consulting services for the Odra-Vistula Flood Management Project - component 5.4.  The project, which is being co-financed by the World Bank, aims to improve flood protection for people living in the area.“Ensuring and improving flood protection is one of the most important factors in securing the sustainable social and economic development of a region or country. Being selected for these projects in Poland is a

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BrainCool AB Clinical trial agreement with Center for Resuscitation Science at Karolinska Institute and dep. of cardiology Södersjukhuset in Sweden.

BrainCool AB (publ), a Swedish medical device company with focus on medical cooling and temperature management, has signed a clinical trial to carry out a clinical study of pre-hospital cooling of cardiac arrest patients. The agreement with the Center for Resuscitation Science at Karolinska Institute for the BrainCool product RhinoChill® - a CE marked medical device enabling rapid, catheter based cooling of nasal cavity and brain to minimize brain injury associated with cardiac arrest. The effects of prehospital cooling of cardiac arrest victims with RhinoChill® are currently under

Bus Simulator 16

Bus Simulator to be expanded by Mercedes-Benz buses Moenchengladbach/Germany, November 10th, 2016 – Publisher astragon Entertainment GmbH is happy to announce a new cooperation regarding the successful Bus Simulator series today. The popular German vehicle manufacturer Mercedes-Benz will expand the game’s fleet of buses by faithfully replicated city buses of the Citaro series. Dirk Walner, CEO of astragon Entertainment GmbH: "We are very happy to have won Mercedes-Benz, the worldwide market leader in the field of omnibuses, as a strong partner for our successful Bus Simulator

Prolific writer David Fletcher is back with a hilarious guide that educates us on the things that really matter

David Fletcher chose to write his fifteenth book, The A-Z of Stuff, after becoming frustrated with the pointless knowledge that we are bombarded with every day. “Life is full of trivia,” explains David. “More and more, it seems, every waking minute of our lives is spoken for, by the inconsequential, the irrelevant, the incidental, the positively wasteful, and by a whole host of other stuff that serves no purpose whatsoever other than to distract us from what is really important.”Clearly, it’s time for a remedy. It’s time to counter the avalanche of useless stuff with something really

Prolific writer David Fletcher is back to educate us on the things that really matter

David Fletcher chose to write his fifteenth book, The A-Z of Stuff, after becoming frustrated with the pointless knowledge that we are bombarded with every day. “Life is full of trivia,” explains David. “More and more, it seems, every waking minute of our lives is spoken for, by the inconsequential, the irrelevant, the incidental, the positively wasteful, and by a whole host of other stuff that serves no purpose whatsoever other than to distract us from what is really important.”Clearly, it’s time for a remedy. It’s time to counter the avalanche of useless stuff with something really

From the pages of a charming children’s book to the catwalk – discover Plonk, Hussein Chalayan’s unlikely muse

The late writer and artist Joan M. Davies’s most famous children’s book, The Adventures of Plonk, is back in a brand new edition. “My mother’s book first went on sale in 1944,” explains Elizabeth Gordon, Joan’s daughter. “I remember her telling me she had to sign mountains of copies, never imagining that the book would have been such a success and sold all over the world at the time.”Not content with staying on the pages of books, Plonk has also recently made his fashion debut. The esteemed fashion designer Hussein Chalayan MBE contacted Elizabeth to ask permission to imprint some of Joan's

Interim Financial Report - Cinnober Financial Technology AB

Period January 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 · Net sales for the period amounted to SEK 232.6 million (SEK 218.1 million). · Operating profit for the period amounted to SEK 0.4 million (SEK 9.8 million). · Profit before tax for the period amounted to SEK 0.4 million (loss 27.3 million). · Earnings per share before dilution for the period amounted to a loss of SEK 0.23 (loss SEK 4.74). · The proportion of recurring revenue for the period amounted to 67 percent (61 percent) of net sales.* · Major deal with Japan Exchange Group (JPX) for real-time clearing for the Japanese

Trend provides Cavendish Close Junior School with a best in class BEMS

Cavendish Close Junior School is a large educational facility located in Chaddesden, a suburb of Derby. Having recently been rebuilt, a Building Energy Management System (BEMS) from Trend Control Systems is now used to maximise energy efficiency and create optimum comfort conditions for pupils and staff.One of the most popular seats of learning in the county of Derbyshire, Cavendish Close Junior School has gained an enviable reputation for the quality of its teaching and currently draws its pupils from a wide catchment area. The school occupies extensive grounds with a playing field, sports

Invitation to telephone conference on 17 November to present East Capital Explorer’s Q3 report 2016

East Capital Explorer's interim report 1 January – 30 September 2016 will be published on Thursday, 17 November 2016, before the stock market opens. The report will be presented at a telephone conference by Mia Jurke, CEO at East Capital Explorer, Kestutis Sasnauskas, CIO at East Capital Explorer, and Lena Krauss, CFO and Head of Investor Relations at East Capital Explorer.  Date:                     Thursday, 17 November 2016  Time:                     10.00 am CET Dial-in numbers:  +46 8 566 42 661 (SE) +44 203 194 05 44 (UK) + 1 855 269 26 04 (US) Please dial in a few minutes

Itrim chooses BizView for reporting, budget/forecast management and business intelligence

One, two, three – Let’s go! Itrim chooses BizView for reporting, budget/forecast management and business intelligence It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Itrim has chosen BizView as a solution for their performance management. BizView interacts with Itrim’s business systems within the processes of budgeting, forecasting, reporting, analysis and consolidation. For more information, contact: peter.winkler@bizviewsystems.com About Itrim Itrim was founded in Sweden in 2003, based upon real-world and scientific evidence that portion controlled healthy eating,

Europe's first crowdfunding exit via IPO

· Heeros Oyj raises €3.4m with its IPO on the Invesdor crowdfunding platform · Becomes the first European company to go public after raising equity crowdfunding from retail investors · Shares start trading today on the Nasdaq First North HelsinkiHeeros Oyj is the first crowdfunding-backed company to go public in Europe. The company raised €3.4m from more than 700 investors with its IPO on the Invesdor crowdfunding platform during 19 October–4 November. Trading with Heeros shares begins today, 10 November, on the Nasdaq First North Helsinki. In late 2015 Heeros raised a €660,000

Farstad Shipping ASA – Standstill extension

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 30 September 2016 where Farstad Shipping ASA informed of an extension of the standstill and deferral agreement until 10 November 2016. The parties to the standstill and deferral agreement have agreed to extend the agreement further. Effectively, all amortisations of the Farstad group falling due to the relevant creditors from and including 1 July have been postponed until 20 December 2016, subject to certain conditions to be met during the course of the standstill period. The extension of the standstill and deferral agreement

Clavister Shows How Communications Service Providers Can Securely Adopt SDN & NFV in their Networks

New guide from Clavister highlights benefits of SDN/NFV adoption and the right strategic approach for planning migrationsClavister (Nasdaq: CLAV), a leader in high-performance network security, has published a newsletter, “Virtualized Security – The end of Big Iron ”, a new guide for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) on how to plan and securely migrate their networks to SDN/NFV, to gain maximum strategic and operational benefits.  According to Gartner, CSPs can anticipate Opex reductions of 60% and Capex reductions of 40%* with the adoption

Stockmann Group's sales in October 2016

STOCKMANN plc, Company Announcement 10.11.2016 at 11:00 EET The Stockmann Group's sales in October were down by 7.2 per cent and amounted to EUR 125.1 million in continuing product areas and businesses. Stockmann Retail's sales in continuing product areas and businesses were down by 7.7 per cent. Sales were down by 9.2 per cent in Finland, but up 0.8 per cent in the Baltic countries. The Tallinn department store achieved the best sales development of all the stores in October. Lindex's sales were down by 6.0 per cent at comparable exchange rates. Sales grew in Baltic countries and

Valmet and Kotkamills sign an extensive automation service agreement

Valmet Oyj's trade press release on November 10, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. EET Valmet and Kotkamills Oy have signed an extensive automation service agreement. In addition to supporting production processes, the agreement will secure high availability of automation at the entire Kotkamills mill and especially on the new consumer packaging board machine BM 2. This is one of Valmet's most extensive service agreements for automation in Finland to date. Kotkamills recently converted its printing paper machine PM 2 into BM 2 to produce high-quality barrier board and folding boxboard. The machine

Nor-Shipping looks to keynote speaker Tony Seba to disrupt, innovate and engage

Leading maritime event week Nor-Shipping has unveiled its first keynote speaker, with thought leader, author and clean energy expert Tony Seba topping the bill. Seba will be joined in the coming weeks by a series of well-known shipowners, as Nor-Shipping compiles a programme of speakers and events to represent, challenge and engage the industry. Seba is a globally respected speaker, writer, entrepreneur and educator, mixing teaching duties at Stanford University with advisory roles, media appearances and authoring several books. His titles include the provocative Clean Disruption of

US tele-mammography group selects Sectra as its mammography enterprise imaging vendor

Linköping, Sweden and Shelton, CT - November 10, 2016 - International medical imaging IT company Sectra  (STO: SECT B) announces that Women’s Imaging Associates has entered into a multi-year agreement to deploy Sectra Breast Imaging PACS for radiologist interpretation. The solution features intelligent pre-fetching and auto-routing of images from the provider sites to the radiologist reading locations, and it allows radiologists to read all types of breast imaging studies from one system.Women’s Imaging Associates, located in Birmingham, Alabama, offers a full range

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