(IN BRIEF) Scania has launched The Electric Journey: An Optimisation Road Show, a four-month, 20,000km tour across 13 European cities showcasing six different electric truck models for applications ranging from urban delivery to refuse collection. Starting in Denmark and concluding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexandra Österplan, battery optimisation, charging strategies, e-mobility, electric trucks, electric vehicle adoption, European roadshow, Fleet Electrification, hooklift trucks, partnership, refuse collection vehicles, Scania, sustainable transport, The Electric Journey, tipper trucks, tractor trucks, urban delivery trucks, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has expanded its partnership with Bass Tool, making the Houston-based company a Value Added Reseller and Authorized Service Partner for its full range of metrology solutions in South Texas and Southern Louisiana. The partnership … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged aerospace manufacturing, Bass Tool, CMM technology, contract inspection services, Coordinate Measuring Machine, handheld scanners, Hexagon, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, industrial inspection, laser trackers, manufacturing growth, Mark Money, metrology software, metrology solutions, oil and gas, partnership, Paul Rogers, quality assurance, regional partnership, Semiconductor industry, South Texas manufacturing, Southern Louisiana manufacturing, tooling and inspection solutions
(IN BRIEF) SEB Asset Management has launched the SEB European Defence & Security Fund, targeting companies in defence, cybersecurity, energy, technology, raw materials, and infrastructure to strengthen Europe’s resilience and self-sufficiency. The actively managed fund will hold 30–50 stocks, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, Financial, Investment, Management, Security & Safety, Sweden
Tagged Alexander Winberg, Cybersecurity, defence investment, energy security, European Resilience, Fundamental Equity team, infrastructure, Javiera Ragnartz, Johan Söderström, long-term investment, NATO, OECD, Pavel Lupandin, portfolio management, raw materials, Robert Vicsai, SEB, SEB Asset Management, SEB European Defence & Security Fund, Taiwan, technology, thematic fund, unit-linked insurance
(IN BRIEF) EQT has launched a USD 320 million tender offer through its BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership to acquire and privatize CareNet, a leading Japanese digital healthcare platform listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Offering JPY 1,130 per share, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 130 per share, Asia Pacific investment, BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership, CareNet, Compass, digital healthcare, EQT, Healthcare Innovation, HRBrain, Indium, Japan healthcare technology, JPY 1, medical education platform, pharmaceutical marketing, Privatization, Takanobu Hara, tender offer, Teruyuki Asaoka, Tokyo Stock Exchange, WSO2
(IN BRIEF) EQT has agreed to sell Nexon Asia Pacific, a leading Australian digital and IT services provider, to Adamantem Capital. Since EQT’s acquisition in 2019, Nexon has expanded from 150 to over 600 employees, grown its client base to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisitions in IT sector, Adamantem Capital, Australia mid-market, Barry Assaf, cloud solutions, Computer Systems Australia, Cybersecurity, digital services, digital transformation, enterprise technology, EQT, Equate Technologies, Frank Heckes, IT Services, Liveware Solutions, Nexon Asia Pacific, private equity Australia, Sydney tech sector, Veridian Solutions
(IN BRIEF) Gasum will supply only renewable bio-LNG to Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia, enabling the vessel’s daily Finland–Sweden route to run entirely on fossil-free fuel. The initiative, part of a collaboration with Stena Line to meet FuelEU Maritime compliance, allows Wasaline … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aurora Botnia, Bio-LNG, bunkering services, carbon neutrality, EU regulation compliance, fossil-free shipping, FuelEU Maritime, Gasum, greenhouse gas reduction, Jacob Granqvist, liquefied biogas, LNG, maritime decarbonization, partnership, Peter Ståhlberg, renewable fuel, Stena Line, sustainability, sustainable ferry operations, Umeå, Vaasa, Wasaline, waste-based biofuel
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from Umeå University, together with international partners, have developed a novel framework that treats the world’s millions of lakes as a single composite “Über-lake,” enabling the discovery of emergent patterns that individual studies cannot capture. Using global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged climate change, climate feedback loops, Cristian Gudasz, Dominic Vachon, Earth system resilience, ecological stability, Ecology, environmental science, freshwater ecosystems, glaciated lakes, global lake models, high-performance computing, lake hypsography, Nature Water, partnership, shallow lakes, sustainability, Über-lake, Umeå University, Yves T Prairie
(IN BRIEF) EQT, via its BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII, will acquire a controlling stake in Remember & Company, one of South Korea’s fastest-growing AI-based HR technology platforms, in a KRW 500 billion (USD 400 million) deal. The acquisition, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI-driven HR platform, Ark & Partners, Beamery, BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII, Dayea Yeon, enterprise hiring solutions, EQT, Handshake, HR technology, HRBrain, PageUp, partnership, Private equity investment, professional networking, recruitment solutions, Remember, Remember & Company, South Korea, Sungmin Kim, workforce technology
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has teamed up with ISA Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P.—backed by Swedfund International—to conduct a detailed assessment of the technical and economic impacts of large-scale renewable energy integration in Colombia. The study will examine grid capacity, stability and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, BESS, capital planning, Colombia, dynamic stability, energy transition, FACTS, grid stability, HVDC, ISA Interconexión Eléctrica, Mustafa Ibrahim, partnership, power flow, renewable energy integration, sustainability, Swedfund International, system studies, techno-economic analysis
(IN BRIEF) The EBA’s 2025–27 stress test, involving 64 major EU and Norwegian banks, simulated a recession driven by geopolitical tensions and protectionist disruptions to supply chains, which would elevate commodity and energy prices, inflation, and interest rates while curbing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2025–2027 scenario, capital requirements, CET1, Common Equity Tier 1, EBA, ECB, ESRB, European Banking Authority, European Central Bank, European Systemic Risk Board, FI, Finansinspektionen, fully loaded basis, geopolitical tension, inflation, Interest rates, Länsförsäkringar Bank, partnership, protectionism, recession, SBAB Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, SREP, Stress Test, supply chains, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank, transitional basis
(IN BRIEF) At Qorteba oil refinery in southern Spain, Alfa Laval’s VO30 centrifuge unit with an erosion-resistant liner has eliminated unplanned stoppages, increased processing capacity by 1,200 tonnes annually, and cut maintenance costs by 94 percent since its 2023 installation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 1, 200 tonnes per year, 300 tonnes per day, Alcolea, Alfa Laval, Belen Villalba, centrifuge performance, ConditionAlert™, Cordoba, DCOOP Group, erosion liner, Favian Guevara, José Carlos Gómez, maintenance cost reduction, partnership, Qorteba oil refinery, self-cleaning system, separation technology, Spain, sustainability, unplanned shutdowns, VO30 centrifuge unit
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has signed a new agreement with SoftBank to deliver comprehensive 4G and 5G radio equipment spanning low, mid and high frequency bands. The partnership focuses on reinforcing network performance across six Japanese regions and extending 5G Standalone … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G, 5G, 5G standalone, AI Automation, AIR 3255, AIR 6476, Ericsson, Ericsson Radio System, Ericsson Silicon, Hokkaido, Hokuriku, Kansai, Kanto, Many-Core Architecture, network enhancement, partnership, RAN Compute, SoftBank Corp., Tohoku, Tokai
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has appointed long-time executive Martijn Bergink as President of its Marine Division, effective 1 September 2025. Bergink, who joined the company in 1998 and currently leads the Business Unit Pumping Systems and serves as Managing Director … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, appointment, decarbonization, digitalization, energy efficiency, environmental regulations compliance, Framo, leadership, leadership transition, Marine Division, marine industry dynamics, Martijn Bergink, merchant fleet, pumping systems, Sameer Kalra retirement, Singapore, Tom Erixon
(IN BRIEF) The Czech Ministry of Defence has ordered Saab’s MSHORAD system in a SEK 1.8 billion deal, with deliveries from 2028 to 2030. The order covers RBS 70 NG-based mobile firing units with Bolide missiles, mounted on Czech-built MARS … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged air defence capability, Bolide missiles, command and control system, Czech Armed Forces, Czech partner, firing units, Görgen Johansson, INNOVATION, integration, MARS S-330 vehicle, Mobile Air Defence, mobile configuration, modular air defence, MSHORAD, partnership, radar units, resilience, Saab, SVOS, third-party radar, troops on the move, turnkey solution
(IN BRIEF) AF Bygg Väst, part of AF Gruppen Sweden, won a SEK 215 million (excl. VAT) contract to build a five-storey, 6,750 m² multi-sports hall in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg. Commissioned by the City’s Sports and Associations Administration, the project will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Sports, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AF Bygg Väst, AF Gruppen Sweden, Bård Frydenlund, City of Gothenburg Sports and Associations Administration, construction contract, five storeys, multi-sports hall, partnership, Public Infrastructure, Slottsskogen Gothenburg, sports community, Sweden construction industry
(IN BRIEF) KKR is acquiring a significant minority stake in Etraveli Group, joining CVC Capital Partners to support the travel tech firm’s ongoing global expansion. Etraveli serves 50 million users annually through its AI-based flight platform and strategic partners like … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Travel
Tagged AI in travel, B2B flight solutions, Blaine MacDougald, Booking.com, CVC Capital Partners, Etraveli Group, fintech travel, flight platform, Flightnetwork, Global Expansion, Gotogate, Gustaf Martin-Löf, J.P. Morgan, KKR, Lorne Somerville, Mathias Hedlund, Mytrip, partnership, Private equity investment, Radisson Hotel Group, Stockholm, structured capital, travel technology, TUI
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has officially appointed Anders Svensson as President and CEO, effective 20 July 2025. He succeeds Norbert Hanke, who now transitions to Group Executive Vice President, focusing on people, culture, and strategic ventures. Svensson brings a forward-looking vision … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI in industry, Anders Svensson, appointment, autonomy, CEO Appointment, corporate transition, Digital Twins, executive leadership, global leadership, Group Executive Vice President, Hexagon, Hexagon AB, innovation strategy, leadership, measurement technologies, Norbert Hanke, people and culture, robotics
(IN BRIEF) ELKO Group has withdrawn from its €3 million agreement to purchase Deltaco Baltic UAB from Aurdel Sweden AB, citing a material adverse change that emerged after the SPA was signed on 10 January 2025. A formal termination notice was … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Aurdel Sweden AB, consumer electronics, Deltaco Baltic UAB, domestic appliances segment, ELKO Group, IT distribution, Material Adverse Change, partnership, share purchase agreement, SPA termination, Svens Dinsdorfs
(IN BRIEF) Viaplay and TV 2 have established a rights‑sharing partnership to simulcast each other’s football content in Norway. Beginning this autumn, more than 3,000 games—including top European leagues, national cups, and UEFA competitions—will be available on both Viaplay and TV 2 Play. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Norway, Sports, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 000 matches, 3, Autumn 2025, Bundesliga, Carabao Cup, dedicated football package, FA Cup, football partnership, Kenneth Andresen, LaLiga, Ligue 1, market collaboration, Norway, Olav T. Sandnes, partnership, rights sharing, Toppserien, TV 2, TV 2 Play, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Europa League, Viaplay, winter 2025/26
(IN BRIEF) Telia Company has been awarded an ‘A’ rating in CDP’s 2024 Supplier Engagement Assessment, highlighting its leadership in mobilizing suppliers to tackle climate change. The SEA scores firms on governance, target‑setting, and value‑chain GHG management. Telia reports that … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 80% emissions reduction, Anna Augustson, Awards, CDP, Climate Transition Plan, digital solutions, Governance, leadership, Net-Zero by 2040, Science Based Targets initiative, science‑based targets, sea, Supplier Engagement Assessment, supply chain emissions, sustainability, Telia Company, value‑chain GHG
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