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Mandate VINGE ADVISES ON THE SALE OF POOLKUNGEN, ET AL

March 18, 2015

Vinge has advised on the sale of the Badia group which comprises, among others, Poolkungen, a company which sells pools and SPA baths primarily to consumers from stores in several locations in Sweden. Badia’s results (EBT) for 2014 amounted to approximately SEK 26 million. The purchaser is Beijerinvest.

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