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Gambro Holding AB to sell Gambro Healthcare

Nordic Business Report, May 7, 2007

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-7 May 2007-Gambro Holding AB to sell Gambro Healthcare(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Swedish investment company Investor AB said on Monday (7 May) that its 49%-owned company Gambro Holding AB has signed an agreement to sell Gambro Healthcare to the private equity company Bridgepoint.

Gambro Healthcare operates 155 dialysis clinics in 15 countries.

The company said that the divestiture of the clinics will allow greater focus on driving further value creation in Gambro Renal Products as well as Gambro BCT, while Gambro Healthcare can accelerate its development with a new owner.

No financial details were provided.

Gambro Holding AB is jointly owned by Investor (49%) and the European private equity funds manager EQT (51%). Investor, based in Stockholm, Sweden, is the Nordic region's leading industrial holding company and a leading shareholder in a number of multinational companies, including Ericsson, SEB and Atlas Copco. The company also conducts private equity activities in the United States, Northern Europe and Asia. Investor is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

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