{
    "title": "The Swedish Competition Authority approves Volati's planned acquisition of Akademibokhandeln and Bokus",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-29 00:08:39",
    "published_at": "2017-06-01 01:00:00",
    "url": "https://press.accentequity.se/the-swedish-competition-authority-approves-volatis-planned-acquisition-of-akademibokhandeln-and-boku",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/xDBd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "slug": "the-swedish-competition-authority-approves-volatis-planned-acquisition-of-akademibokhandeln-and-boku",
    "body": "<p>1 juni 2017<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<strong>The Swedish Competition Authority has today, on 1 June 2017, decided to take no further action with respect to Volati&#039;s planned acquisition of Akademibokhandeln Holding AB, meaning that the acquisition of Akademibokhandeln and Bokus can be completed.</strong><br>\u200b<br>\u200bAs 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 Bokf&ouml;rlaget Natur &amp; Kultur (11.1%) and Krasse &amp; 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.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe 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.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<strong>For further information, please contact:</strong><br>\u200bM&aring;rten Andersson, CEO Volati AB, +46 72 735 42 84, marten.andersson@volati.se<br>\u200bMattias Bj&ouml;rk, CFO Volati AB, +46 70 610 80 89, mattias.bjork@volati.se<br>\u200bMaria Hamrefors, CEO Akademibokhandeln Holding AB, +46 70 601 92 05, maria.hamrefors@akademibokhandeln.se</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
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}