Bure Health Care acquires AnorexiCenter

Bure Health Care acquires AnorexiCenter Bure Health Care expands its operations in the treatment of eating disorders by acquiring AnorexiCenter in Varberg, Sweden. Since its start in 1992, AnorexiCenter in Varberg has treated patients with eating disorders. The operations, which currently have a sales of SEK 15M, are based on a cognitive treatment model focusing on the patient's active participation. "By becoming part of Bure Health Care, we now get an opportunity to develop and expand our operations. There is currently a considerable shortage of anorexia and bulimia care throughout Sweden," says Birgitta Jonsson, founder of AnorexiCenter. Bure Health Care already specialises in the treatment of eating disorders in Sweden, Great Britain and Switzerland. Bure Health Care Corporation a subsidiary of Investment AB Bure, is the leading private care provider in the Nordic countries. Its operation includes Specialist Care, Occupational Health Care, Diagnostics and Elderly Care. Operations are performed in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Great Britain, Switzerland and Poland. Bure Health Care reports sales of SEK 3.2 billion on an annual basis and employs 4,500 staff and professionals. Gothenburg, 28 April 2000 Investment AB Bure (publ) For further information, please contact: Saila Horttanainen, Head of Information, Bure Health Care +46 31-335 76 72, 70-622 76 06 Birgitta Jonsson, AnorexiCenter +46 340-62 98 80, 70-58 71 407 http://www.bure.se ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/28/20000428BIT00960/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/28/20000428BIT00960/bit0002.pdf