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Programmera and the Giga Group to merge

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Ratos's associated company Programmera and the IT consulting company the Giga Group have decided to merge. This will create a genuine systems integrator with qualified and sought after services within IT infrastructure, systems management and systems development. The new company will have 140 employees.

Ratos's stake in the new company will amount to 36%. This deal does not involve any net investment by Ratos.

The new company will continue to offer its services to IT intensive industries with a focus on banking, financial services and insurance where security and accessibility are becoming increasingly significant for business operations and competitiveness. Programmera and the Giga Group have both been operating in the IT sector for more than ten years. The new company will offer an integrated range of business expertise, technical consulting, systems development, systems management and quality assurance.

In 2000, Programmera's sales amounted to SEK 107m and profit before tax was SEK 6.5m. The Giga Group's consulting operations' 2000 sales amounted to SEK 47m with profit before tax of SEK 5.3m.

For further information, please contact:
Arne Karlsson, CEO of Ratos, +46 8 700 17 00
Anne Kruge, CEO of Giga Group, +46 8 703 25 00
Jonas Andersen, Information Manager at Programmera, +46 8 703 25 00

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