MELLBY GÅRD REMAINS THE LARGEST OWNER IN ACADEMEDIA

Press release

18 February 2024

Mellby Gård and Akelius Foundation have agreed to cancel the agreement according to which Akelius Foundation would acquire Mellby Gård’s entire holding in AcadeMedia. The agreement was communicated by Mellby Gård in a press release on February 13th and has been cancelled today on February 18th, 2024. The initiative was taken by Mellby Gård, who asked the Akelius Foundation’s permission to withdraw from the agreement, which the Akelius Foundation then allowed. The shares in AcadeMedia will therefore remain in Mellby Gård’s holding.

"Our common ambition now is to cooperate in other ways. The Akelius Foundation and Roger Akelius’ great commitment to education deserves to be utilised in a good way and we see several opportunities ahead," says Johan Andersson, CEO of Mellby Gård.

For more information, please contact the spokespersons below.

Johan Andersson, CEO Mellby Gård 
+46 708 88 33 06
johan@mellby-gaard.se

Kerstin Engström, Chairperson of the Council, Akelius Foundation 
+46 73 073 61 89
kerstin.engstrom@akelius.se

About Mellby Gård AB

Mellby Gård is a family-owned, long-term and active investor founded in 1986. Today, the Mellby Gård group consists of around twenty companies, mainly within four business verticals: Industry, Consumer goods, Agriculture and Services. Approximately half of the companies are fully controlled subsidiaries whereas the other half is associated companies in which Mellby Gård normally acts as the largest shareholder. Examples of companies within the group are Roxtec, Feralco, Academedia, Duni and KappAhl. In 2022, the subsidiaries had consolidated net sales of SEK 11.5 billion and Mellby Gård’s head office is located in Malmö. www.mellby-gaard.se.