Business Services Industry

EQT, SakI AB, Melker Schorling AB and Investment AB Latour make joint cash offer for Securitas Direct AB

Nordic Business Report, Nov 13, 2007

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-13 November 2007-EQT, SakI AB, Melker Schorling AB and Investment AB Latour make joint cash offer for Securitas Direct AB(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

The Swedish company ESML Intressenter AB announced on Tuesday (13 November) a cash offer for the security company Securitas Direct AB.

ESML Intressenter, a company owned by the investors EQT, SakI AB, Melker Schorling AB and Investment AB Latour, is offering SEK26 per share, which represents a 25% premium compared to the closing price on 12 November. The offer values Securitas Direct at approximately SEK9.6bn,

Securitas Direct, headquartered in Malmo, Sweden, was demerged from Securitas AB in 2006. The company provides security services to homes and small businesses, and reported net sales of over SEK3.3bn in 2006. Securitas Direct is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

One British pound (GBP) is worth approximately 13.33 Swedish kronor (SEK).

((Comments on this story may be sent to nbr.feedback@nordicbusinessreport.com))

COPYRIGHT 2007 M2 Communications Ltd.
COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning

 

BNET TalkbackShare your ideas and expertise on this topic

Please add your comment:

  1. You are currently: a Guest |
  2.  

Basic HTML tags that work in comments are: bold (<b></b>), italic (<i></i>), underline (<u></u>), and hyperlink (<a href></a)

advertisement
advertisement
  • Click Here
  • Click Here
  • Click Here
advertisement

Content provided in partnership with Thompson Gale