The 80-year old Lund company Lindahl & Rothoff is one of southern Sweden's leading suppliers of IT infrastructure and related services. As a result of this acquisition, Martinsson's and Lindahl & Rothoff's offices in Lund will be co-ordinated under the Martinsson name. All of the approximately 80 employees at Lindahl & Rothoff will be offered continued employment in the new group. The Martinsson Group will then have some 600 employees at 19 offices across Sweden.

Martinsson, which is 50% owned by Ratos, had sales of SEK 1.2 billion in 2003 and is Sweden's only nationwide player within its niche. The company has experienced strong growth in recent years - not least as a result of Martinsson's buy-out of competitor IMS from the stock exchange in 2002. Operations have developed well and the group was able to report a profit for the first half of 2004 of SEK 15 million (6).

Following the acquisition of Lindahl & Rothoff the group's annual sales are expected to amount to SEK 1.5 billion. The acquisition, which is financed with own funds, is expected to make a positive contribution to Martinsson's earnings already this year.

For additional information, please contact

Stig Karlsson, Senior Investment Manager Ratos, +46 8 700 17 84

Anna-Karin Celsing, Head of Corporate Communications Ratos, +46 703 99 62 39

www.ratos.se

www.martinsson.se

Financial calendar from Ratos:

Interim report January-September 2004               12 November 2004

Year-end report 2004                            23 February 2005

Interim report January-March 2005                       12 May 2005

Interim report January-June 2005                          24 August 2005

Interim report January-September 2005               11 November 2005