M&A Activity • Apr 7, 2016
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AXACTOR AB (PUBL) - IKAS ACQUISITION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Oslo, 7 April 2016 - Reference is made to the announcement
by Axactor AB (publ) ("Axactor") on 17 March 2016 concerning
the acquisition of the Norwegian credit management company
IKAS. On 7 April 2016, the acquisition was successfully
completed. On such basis, Axactor has resolved to issue
49,033,589 consideration shares (the "Consideration Shares")
to the previous shareholders of IKAS, as settlement of 30%
of the purchase price for IKAS. The new share capital will
not be registered and the Consideration Shares not delivered
until the approval and announcement of a listing prospectus
for the Consideration Shares has been completed.
For further information:
Geir Johansen, CFO & Investor Relations, +4747710451
About Axactor:
Axactor is a newly established company in the market for
credit management services. The company has a Nordic base
and an ambitious pan-European growth strategy, which targets
the market for non-performing loans in Europe. This market
is estimated to about 1 500 billion euros, and Axactor's
main focus is debt collection and purchase of NPL
portfolios. As a first step in the pan-European growth
strategy Axactor acquired the company ALD Abogados in
December 2015. ALD Abogados is a leading debt collection
company in Madrid with 120 employees, and has in addition a
call center with 80 employees in Valladolid, Spain.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements
pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading
Act.
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