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The Competition Authority in Norway has approved Bravida's acquisition of Oras

Bravida has received approval from the Norwegian Competition Authority to acquire Oras. The acquisition is expected to be formally completed and access will take place within five business days.Oras has a turnover of approximately 1,200 MSEK and more than 700 employees. With ten heating & plumbing and HVAC branches, the company has presence throughout Norway. The acquisition makes Bravida the market leading integrated supplier in installation and service in the Norwegian market. The integration starts immediately and the restructuring costs, approximately SEK 20 million, will affect

Outokumpu – Announcement regarding change in holdings

Outokumpu OyjStock exchange releaseMay 3, 2017 at 9.30 am EET   Outokumpu Oyj (business identity code: 0215254-2) has on May 2, 2017 received a notification based on Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Market Act. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s total holding in the shares and voting rights of Outokumpu Oyj fell below 5% threshold and was less than 5% on May 2, 2017. Taking financial instruments into account, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s earlier total holding in Outokumpu was 5.13%.   Total direct and  indirect holdingsof

April: Monthly statistics

The number of customers at Avanza has during 2017 increased by 46,400 amounting to 8,050 new customers in April and resulting in 617,000 customers at the end of the month. Net inflow in April was SEK 2,030m*, amounting to SEK 10,700m* year to date. Net inflow in April 2016 included SEK 1,200m from the expanded Remium cooperation.April March Change April Change 2017  2017  month % 2016  year %No. of commission 52,800* 53,000 0 42,300 25generating notes perday**  Savings capital, SEKm 255,100 246,300 4 193,200

Interim report – First quarter of 2017

Attached please find the full report as PDF file. ________________________________________________________________________________ Announcement no. 6 3 May 2017   Interim report – First quarter of 2017 Today, the Board of Directors approved the interim report for the first quarter of 2017. The full report in English is attached as PDF file and contains the following highlights: · Results Adjusted result for Q1 2017: USD 1 million (Q1 2016: USD -5 million) - Dry Cargo: USD -9 million (USD -20 million) - Tankers: USD 10 million (USD 15 million) Group EBIT Q1

CONCENTRIC INTERIM REPORT JANUARY – MARCH 2017

FIRST QUARTER · Net sales: MSEK 546 (518) – up 4% y-o-y, after adjusting for currency (+1%). · Operating income: MSEK 100 (85), generating an operating margin of 18.3% (16.5). · Earnings after tax: MSEK 74 (60); basic EPS of SEK 1.83 (1.46). · Solid cash flow generated from operating activities: MSEK 78 (64) driven by management of working capital. · Group’s net debt: MSEK 224 (513); gearing ratio of 29% (63).President and CEO, David Woolley, comments on Q1 2017 interim report.Sales developmentGroup sales for the first quarter were up year-on-year by 4% in constant

Attendo’s Annual Quality Report for 2016 shows high customer satisfaction and improvements in Attendo’s quality work

High customer satisfaction in home care and lifestyle nursing homes, and stable results in Attendo’s quality thermometer. Those are some of the highlights from Attendo’s quality work presented in the Annual Quality Report 2016.It’s the sixth consecutive year that Attendo releases an Annual Quality Report documenting the most important results of the company’s quality improvement efforts. The report shows that Attendo’s Quality Thermometer has had a stable reading around 85% during last year, which is on par with 2015. The report also shows that Attendo’s home care and life style nursing

The English version of D. Carnegie & Co’s 2016 annual report is published on the company’s website at www.dcarnegie.se

The English version of the 2016 annual report for D. Carnegie & Co AB (publ) is now available on the company’s website under http://www.dcarnegiegroup.se/en/section/financial-information/financial-reports/.A printed version of the English annual report may be ordered from mid-May 2017. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Ulf Nilsson, CEO, D. Carnegie & Co+46 (0)8 121 317 25 Per-Axel Sundström, CFO, D. Carnegie & Co+46 (0)8 121 317 25

Hafslund – Result for Q1 2017: On a par with previous year's record result

Hafslund posted EBITDA of NOK 940 million in the first quarter of 2017. This was NOK 30 million, or three percent, lower than the comparable prior-year quarter due to milder weather and lower energy production.“The result is good, despite mild weather. At normal temperatures, the result would have exceeded last year's record result,” confirms CEO Finn Bjørn Ruyter. Networks posted EBITDA for the quarter of NOK 394 million, which was on a par with the previous year. Heat’s EBITDA for the quarter came in at NOK 252 million, which represents a 33 percent decrease compared with the same

Duni acquires shares in Sharp Serviettes

On May 3rd 2017, Duni acquires 80% shares in United Corporation Limited, trading as Sharp Serviettes, from entrepreneurs Anissa and Craig Phillips. Sharp Serviettes is a leading manufacturer and supplier of napkins, hygiene, and food service products in New Zealand. The acquisition will be consolidated into Business Area New Markets as of May.With 45 employees, Sharp Serviettes has its production unit based in West Auckland and distribution facilities across New Zealand. A leading supplier of table setting products predominantly nationally, Sharp Serviettes is also currently a Duni

BioGaia AB - Interim management statement 1 January – 31 March 2017

Comments from the Managing Director:“Sales during the first quarter of 2017 amounted to SEK 141 million, which was an increase of 5% compared to the corresponding period last year. This in combination with a strong gross margin meant that the operating profit reached SEK 56 million and increased by 9%. After the strong end of 2016, some countries had a slower sales start in 2017. Therefore, it was gratifying that we could compensate for this through revenues linked to the new agreements signed in December 2016 with Kabaya Ohayo Holding in Japan and continued growing royalty revenues by

Sobi opens office in Greece

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)  (Sobi™) will today formally open a new office in Athens, Greece.  The launch event will start with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Aegli Zappeiou. “Sobi’s mission is to develop and deliver innovative therapies and services to improve the lives of patients, wherever they are. The opening in Greece supports our efforts in meeting the needs for treatment for rare disease patients all over Europe”, says Hege Hellström, President Sobi EMENAR. The ceremony attendees will include Paschalis Apostolides, President of the Hellenic

FILEBOLT beats hackers with simple to use, enterprise-grade protection for everybody’s digital property

FILEBOLT  is a Finnish file protection service that uniquely combines one-click functionality with enterprise-grade encryption technology. The service is due to launch at this year’s Arctic15 conference in Helsinki, Finland, taking place from May 3-5. FILEBOLT ™ offers users a cross-platform and super-easy way to protect their digital property from hacking and maintain privacy. The company mission is to help users control and protect their digital property - from confidential and valuable documents to private photos and videos. Unlike other options, FILEBOLT ™

Qliro strengthens consumer offering and introduces savings accounts with deposit insurance in Sweden

Qliro Group’s subsidiary, Qliro AB expands its consumer offering by launching savings accounts with state-provided deposit insurance in Sweden. The introduction of savings accounts follows previous consumer product launches, such as Qliro Click and the Qliro App, both of which simplify the online purchase experience.“Qliro was founded to ease e-commerce payments. Today we have more than two million customers paying with our solution. Now Qliro broadens its consumer finance offering with mobile friendly and secure savings accounts. The introduction of savings accounts will also act as an

GBO declares its offer to the shareholders of Vigmed unconditional and completes the offer

This announcement is not an offer, whether directly or indirectly, in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States or in any other jurisdictions where such offer pursuant to legislation and regulations in such relevant jurisdictions would be prohibited by applicable law. Shareholders not resident in Sweden who wish to accept the Offer (as defined below) must make inquiries concerning applicable legislation and possible tax consequences. Shareholders should refer to the offer restrictions included in the section titled “Important notice” at the end of this

Changes in Stora Enso’s Group Leadership Team

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 3 May 2017 at 9.00 EEST Markus Mannström appointed head of Stora Enso’s Biomaterials divisionStora Enso has appointed Markus Mannström Executive Vice President for the Biomaterials division as of 1 June 2017. He has been the group’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and a member of the Group Leadership Team since 2015. Mannström will replace Juan Carlos Bueno, who has served as Executive Vice President since 2011 and led the Biomaterials division since its creation in 2012, and who will now leave Stora Enso to find new challenges outside the company.

Ericsson resolves on an acquisition offer for C shares for LTV 2017

In accordance with the resolution by the Annual General Meeting 2017, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) expands its treasury stock in order to provide shares for the Long-Term Variable Compensation Program (LTV) 2017 for Ericsson's executive team. The Board of Directors of Ericsson has resolved, by virtue of an authorization given by the Annual General Meeting on March 29, 2017, to direct an acquisition offer to all holders of C shares to acquire these shares. The acquisition shall be made during the period May 14 - May 29, 2017 and payment for acquired shares shall be made in cash with SEK 5 per

LeoVegas Q1 2017: Record launch in Denmark and strong start of Q2

"The tremendous launch in Denmark shows the strength in LeoVegas when we deliver at our best: a combination of technological and product excellence combined with effective marketing that we quickly scale, which also has given us a strong start of Q2" - Gustaf Hagman, Group CEO and co-founder First quarter: 1 January-31 March 2016[1] · Revenue increased by 49% to EUR 43.9 m (29.5). Organic growth was 46%. · Revenue from regulated markets accounted for 18.3% (17.6%) of total revenue. · Successful launch in Denmark, which resulted in Denmark accounting for 3 percent of net gaming

TePe acquires U.S. distributor

TePe Munhygienprodukter AB continues its global expansion by integrating U.S. distributor TePe Oral Health Care Inc. in the TePe group as a subsidiary as of 1 July 2017. The subsidiary will operate from its current offices in the Los Angeles area with existing employees and be managed on site by Stefan Vincze, currently Export Manager at TePe. - It is with great optimism that we take this next step in TePe’s development and look forward to the future in the American market with confidence, says Joel Eklund, CEO, TePe Munhygienprodukter AB. The TePe group has grown significantly in

Vendep Capital launches a €40 million venture fund to boost growth in early-stage software companies

The fund with the target size of €40 million will invest mainly in Finnish startups offering software to B2B customers. The investors are Finnish institutional investors, foundations, family offices and private investors.By the first closing at the end of April, Vendep Capital Fund II has received capital commitments worth over €30 million from more than 20 investors. The fund with the target size of €40 million will invest mainly in Finnish startups offering software to B2B customers. The investors are Finnish institutional investors, foundations, family offices and private investors.

LightLab Sweden and Wallenius Water strengthening cooperation

· The parties have signed an addendum to the existing license and development agreement · Strengthened cooperation around market introduction and sales of an innovative water purification productLightLab Sweden and Wallenius Water have signed an addendum to the existing license and development agreement, which was signed between the parties in November 2015. The addendum regulates industrialization, market introduction and sales of the water purification product from Wallenius Water, for which LightLab Sweden has developed a UV light source and drive unit electronics. Lightlab Sweden

HKScan Group’s interim report 1 January—31 March 2017: Challenging start to the year–operational restructuring started

HKScan Corporation             INTERIM REPORT                                      3 May 2017, at 08:10 am   HKScan Group’s interim report 1 January—31 March 2017: Challenging start to the year–operational restructuring started * Net sales were EUR 420.7 (439.1) million. * EBIT was EUR -6.8 (-4.3) million, and the EBIT margin -1.6 (-1.0) per cent. Comparable EBIT was EUR -6.8 (-3.1) million. The corresponding EBIT margin was -1.6 (-0.7) per cent. * Cash flow before investments was EUR -22.4 (-8.4) and before debt service EUR -41.8 (-16.1) million. * Profit/loss before

PRESS RELEASE: A new method for producing plant-based drinking bottles from FDCA

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an environmentally sound and economical method for producing furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from plant sugars for the production of drinking bottles, paints and industrial resins, for example. This technology enables production of plant-based products. The main production material of drinking bottles is still oil-based PET although there has been news on alternatives based on renewable materials during the last few years. VTT’s new method provides a new route for the packaging and beverage industries to expand the use of renewable

Nokian Tyres plc Interim Report January–March 2017: Strong start of the year and good prospects for steady growth

Nokian Tyres plc Interim Report January–March 2017, May 3, 2017, 8.00 a.m. This release is a summary of Nokian Tyres’ Interim Report January–March 2017. The complete report is attached to this release. It is also available on the company website at www.nokiantyres.com/company/investors/. January–March 2017 · Net sales increased by 18.2% to EUR 325.9 million (275.8 in 1–3/2016). Currency exchange rate changes affected net sales positively by EUR 21.3 million compared with the rates in 1–3/2016. · Operating profit increased by 16.6% to EUR 58.9 million (50.5). Operating profit

RepRisk releases Benchmarking Report on the DAX companies

Benchmarking report highlights environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk exposure of companies listed on the DAX indexZurich, Switzerland – May 3, 2017 – RepRisk, the leading provider of dynamic business intelligence on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, has released its Benchmarking Report on the DAX companies, which illustrates how ESG issues can have serious reputational, financial, and legal consequences for the entities concerned. The report highlights the sectors that have been mostly affected in the course of 2016. In particular, it analyzes the financial,

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