Eltel divests rail operations in Norway

Eltel has today signed an agreement to divest its Norwegian rail operations to Æra AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jotunfjell Partners AS.

Eltel's rail operations in the Norwegian market generated net sales of EUR 13.1 million in 2017 and an EBITA of EUR -4.7 million. The transaction price is EUR 1. The expected cash flow effect is EUR -0.7 million, expected to occur in the third quarter of 2018 in connection with the completion of the transaction.

The sale means that the divestments of all non-core businesses, except for completion of certain projects and warranty undertakings in the Swedish rail operations, are finalized in accordance with the strategic direction Eltel has set, as announced in the spring of 2017.
 

For further information:
Petter Traaholt
CFO
Tel: +46 72 595 47 49, petter.traaholt@eltelnetworks.se 

Elin Otter
Head of Group Communications
Tel: +46 72 595 46 92, elin.otter@eltelnetworks.se

About Eltel
Eltel is a leading Northern European provider of technical services for critical infrastructure networks – Infranets – in the segments of Power, Communication and Other, with operations throughout the Nordics, Poland and Germany. Eltel provides a broad and integrated range of services, spanning from maintenance and upgrade services to project deliveries. Eltel has a diverse contract portfolio and a growing customer base of large network owners. In 2017, Eltel’s net sales amounted to EUR 1.3 billion. The current number of employees is approximately 7,600. Since 2015, Eltel AB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.