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Scana — M&A Activity 2016
Dec 22, 2016
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M&A Activity
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INCUS Investor ASA - sale of Scana Propulsion AS - extended announcement
INCUS Investor ASA - sale of Scana Propulsion AS - extended announcement
Reference is made to the announcement of 20 December
2016. This announcement is prepared and published in
accordance with section 3.4 of the Continuing
Obligations of stock exchange listed companies.
ICNUS Investor ASA ("INCUS" or the "Company") entered
19 December 2016 into a sale and purchase agreement
(the "SPA") with Brunvoll ("Brunvoll"). Under the SPA,
Brunvoll will acquire 100 % of the shares in Scana
Propulsion AS ("Propulsion") for the agreed acquisition
price of NOK 84 million on an Enterprise value (EV)
approach, on a cash and debt free balance at closing.
Settlement will be at closing. The final closing of the
transaction is expected to be the 15th of March 2017.
Closing is pending on the acceptance from the Norwegian
Competition Authority
Scana Propulsion is a supplier of propulsion systems
for shipbuilding market. The company delivers
integrated propulsion and maneuvering systems for most
types of ocean-going ships. Headquartered in Volda and
otherwise offices in Dalen in Telemark, Brazil, USA and
Singapore, as well as agents in Korea, Turkey, Chile
and Iceland. The Board of Propulsion consists of Øyvind
Tørlen (chairman of the board), Bjørn Torkildsen (board
member) and Oddbjørn Eliassen (board member. The CEO is
Inge G Bøen. The company had 179 employees as of 30
september 2016.
The impact of the transaction for Scana Industrier is
that it will realize sales proceeds in the form of cash
payment. The sale is part of INCUS Investors strategy
to create shareholders value thru active ownership, and
acquisitions and sale.
In 2015, Propulsion had revenues of MNOK 318, total
assets of MNOK 160 and net profit of MNOK 0. INCUS
consolidated revenue, total assets and result in 2015
was MNOK 1,172, MNOK 902, and minus MNOK 72
correspondingly.
Details with key financial figures are provided in an
attachment to this announcement.
For further information please contact:
Mr. Bjørn Torkildsen, CEO INCUS Investor ASA, Mobile
+47 91 91 97 42
Mr. Kjetil Flesjå, CFO INCUS Investor ASA, Mobile: +47
90 04 12 13