Alma Media sells Kauppalehti 121 to Bisnode AB
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Alma Media Corporation Press release 4 November 2009 at 10.00ALMA MEDIA SELLS KAUPPALEHTI 121 TO BISNODE ABKauppalehti Oy, part of the Alma Media Group, has sold Kauppalehti121 Oy, its direct marketing company, to Bisnode AB. The parties haveagreed not to disclose the transaction price. As a result of thetransaction, Alma Media will record a capital gain of approximatelyEUR 0.4 million.- The deal is well in line with Kauppalehti Group's long-termstrategy to offer our customers a versatile and constantly developingrange of business information services that add value, says MrJuha-Petri Loimovuori, Managing Director, Kauppalehti Group. -Kauppalehti 121's offering complements very well Bisnode's currentselection of direct marketing services. The new owner has excellentopportunities to develop and grow the company's business and provideeven better service to its customers.Other Bisnode Group companies in Finland are Soliditet, D&B, Kompassand DirektMedia.Kauppalehti 121 offers its customers value adding marketing servicesand is particularly well known for its innovative direct and customerrelationship marketing tools. Its largest customers operate in thecar sales, media and financial industries. Kauppalehti 121 employs 55marketing experts.Bisnode is one of Europe's leading providers of digital businessinformation, including credit reports, company and consumer marketinginformation services and direct marketing tools. Bisnode employsapproximately 3,200 people in 18 countries. The company is owned bythe private equity company Ratos and the media company Bonnier.More information:Juha-Petri Loimovuori, Managing Director, Kauppalehti Group, tel.+358 10 665 2360Juha Airaksinen, Managing Director, Bisnode Finland, tel. +358 9 75119100Alma Media in briefAlma Media is a profitable and internationally expanding company thatinvests in the future of newspapers and online media. Its best knownproducts are the Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and Etuovi.com.Net sales in 2008 totalled EUR 341 million and the operating marginwas over 14%. The company's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment ofthe NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Please visit www.almamedia.com for furtherinformation.This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 04.11.2009 - 09:00 Uhr
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