The Swedish Competition Authority approves Volati's planned acquisition of Akademibokhandeln and Bokus

1 juni 2017
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​The Swedish Competition Authority has today, on 1 June 2017, decided to take no further action with respect to Volati's planned acquisition of Akademibokhandeln Holding AB, meaning that the acquisition of Akademibokhandeln and Bokus can be completed.
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​As previously announced, Volati has signed an agreement to acquire shares in Akademibokhandeln Holding AB from Accent Equity 2012 (71.7%), J.P. Killberg Bokhandelsaktiebolag (11.1%), Stiftelsen Bokförlaget Natur & Kultur (11.1%) and Krasse & Co AB (1.0%). The management of the company will remain as shareholders, with holdings amounting to around 5.2% of the shares in Akademibokhandeln Holding AB.
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​The acquisition was conditional on approval from the Swedish Competition Authority. Transfer of the shares to Volati is expected to take place on 3 July 2017, and the company will be consolidated in Volati from this date.
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​For further information, please contact:
​Mårten Andersson, CEO Volati AB, +46 72 735 42 84, marten.andersson@volati.se
​Mattias Björk, CFO Volati AB, +46 70 610 80 89, mattias.bjork@volati.se
​Maria Hamrefors, CEO Akademibokhandeln Holding AB, +46 70 601 92 05, maria.hamrefors@akademibokhandeln.se