http://www.m2.com/m2/web/rss/nbr.xml Latest stories for NBR. en-us Copyright 2010 M2 Communications Friday, 12 Mar 2010 09:42:01 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010ABABA7216FFBE6D7802576E4003448D7/text/nbr 12 March 2010 - Deutsche Bank upgraded on Friday its share price target on Danish transport and logistics group DSV A/S (CPH: DSV) to DKK115 from DKK98, while maintaining its "buy" recommendation. Friday, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010ABABA7216FFBE6D7802576E4003448D7/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20103EE3BF971F58F0B5802576E3006F0683/text/nbr Internet security provider Webroot reported on Wednesday that it has acquired Swedish-based Email Systems Scandinavia (ESS), a provider of corporate Internet security services in the Nordic region. Thursday, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:01 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20103EE3BF971F58F0B5802576E3006F0683/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201031F355FEBBA79DE9802576E3003A51E9/text/nbr 11 March 2010 - Swedish onshore wind farm developer Arise Windpower AB has applied to list on the main market of the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm as of 24 March 2010 and plans to raise up to SEK687m in its IPO. Thursday, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201031F355FEBBA79DE9802576E3003A51E9/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010AED1863186B7AF87802576E3003ABAFC/text/nbr 11 March 2010 - Morgan Stanley has hiked its share price target on Danish brewery group Carlsberg A/S (CPH: CARL B) to DKK430 from DKK400, while keeping its "equal weight" recommendation. Thursday, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010AED1863186B7AF87802576E3003ABAFC/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201060F8861948424854802576E3003ACB1A/text/nbr 11 March 2010 - Norwegian group AF Gruppen ASA (OSL: AFG) said yesterday that it has won a contract, worth NOK680m excluding VAT regarding construction and upgrade of the road E 6 between Oyear and Tretten in Oppland county, southern Norway. Thursday, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201060F8861948424854802576E3003ACB1A/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20105891C4FCBD3F7E4A802576E3003ACB78/text/nbr 11 March 2010 - Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its share price target but reaffirmed its "strong buy" rating on Danish biopharma company Neurosearch A/S (CPH: NEUR) after the latter yesterday posted its financial results for 2009. Thursday, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20105891C4FCBD3F7E4A802576E3003ACB78/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010B8F694F08CC97370802576E2003DE2A1/text/nbr Swedish defence and security company Saab (STO:SAABB) declared on Wednesday the receipt of an order from FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) for development of the existing Gripen fleet. Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010 12:41:50 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010B8F694F08CC97370802576E2003DE2A1/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010438E9EA6DE6C3A0B802576E2003924AA/text/nbr Swedish human care company Elekta AB (Stockholm:EKTA-B) declared on Wednesday an operating profit of SEK553m for the first nine months of its fiscal year, an increase from SEK309m in the same period last year. Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:39 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010438E9EA6DE6C3A0B802576E2003924AA/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20106CEF3BC01A6DFD67802576E20032D31D/text/nbr 10 March 2010 - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has downgraded its credit rating on Swedish engineering company Sandvik AB (STO: SAND) to BBB from A- with a "stable" outlook. Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20106CEF3BC01A6DFD67802576E20032D31D/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20105965DDDE801966F8802576E10034A3F9/text/nbr 9 March 2010 - Swedish construction group NCC AB (STO: NCC B) said today it will build 59 apartments on the Kungsholmen island in Stockholm in a SEK90m deal awarded by local real estate cooperative Riksbyggen. Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20105965DDDE801966F8802576E10034A3F9/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201025E3E5770E797116802576E10034A39F/text/nbr 9 March 2010 - Morgan Stanley has downgraded its share price target on Swedish engineering company Sandvik AB (STO: SAND) to SEK94 from SEK98, while lifting the target on sector player Atlas Copco AB (STO: ATCO B) to SEK125 from SEK114. Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201025E3E5770E797116802576E10034A39F/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010B7D5C565BD545BE0802576E10034A366/text/nbr 9 March 2010 - Sweden's like-for-like clothing sales rose by 1.8% year-on-year in current prices in February 2010 and footwear sales grew 2%, the association of sector retailers STIL and the research institute of trade HUI said today. Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010B7D5C565BD545BE0802576E10034A366/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20105BF5D726B6B39380802576E0005292BC/text/nbr TDC AS (Copenhagen: TDC), a Scandinavian telecom company, today announced in accordance with the regulations governing the trading of securities regulated under the Danish Securities Trading Act that Nordic Telephone Company Administration ApS, a company Monday, 08 Mar 2010 17:30:17 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20105BF5D726B6B39380802576E0005292BC/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20100AB376DE2EBDF764802576E00033268D/text/nbr 8 March 2010 - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has upgraded its share price target but has reaffirmed its "sell" rating on Danish tanker and dry bulk shipping company Torm A/S (CPH: TORM) ahead of the latter's report for the fourth quarter of 2009, due for releas Monday, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20100AB376DE2EBDF764802576E00033268D/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010F177B7CF153B6F38802576E0003326F2/text/nbr 8 March 2010 - Swedish miner Dannemora Mineral AB (STO: DMAB) said today it will make trial deliveries of between 20,000 and 30,000 tonnes of iron ore to Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, part of German engineering group Thyssenkrupp (ETR: TKA). Monday, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010F177B7CF153B6F38802576E0003326F2/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20106CD950ECA6A32197802576E000332726/text/nbr 8 March 2010 - The number of corporate bankruptcies in Sweden fell by 21% year-on-year to 478 in February 2010, data by local business and credit information agency Upplysningscentralen (UC) AB showed today. Monday, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20106CD950ECA6A32197802576E000332726/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010D783AC3228826341802576E00033EB81/text/nbr 8 March 2010 - A total 93.2% of Icelanders voted against the so-called Icesave depositor accord with the UK and the Netherlands on a referendum held on 6 March 2010. Monday, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010D783AC3228826341802576E00033EB81/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20106242887B16FFA98A802576E00033EBB9/text/nbr 8 March 2010 - Finnish engineering company Outotec Oyj (HEL: OTE1V) said today it will design and deliver a manganese sinter plant in South Africa for local Kalagadi Manganese Pty Ltd in a deal worth some EUR119m. Monday, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20106242887B16FFA98A802576E00033EBB9/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010A878DB0489D30E84802576DD003BE8E4/text/nbr 5 March 2010 - Sweden's central government payments registered a surplus of SEK43.9bn in February 2010, versus the expected SEK45.4bn, the national debt office Riksgalden said today. Friday, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010A878DB0489D30E84802576DD003BE8E4/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010F7CD757F46AF81B4802576DD003BEB0C/text/nbr 5 March 2010 - Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB Ltd (VTX: ABBN) (STO: ABB) said today it will supply medium-voltage power equipment to Irish grid operator ESB Networks Ltd under a four-year frame deal worth USD12m. Friday, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010F7CD757F46AF81B4802576DD003BEB0C/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010C9A3AFBD8E0A4255802576DD003BE86A/text/nbr 5 March 2010 - Swedish IT consultant HiQ International AB (STO: HIQ) said yesterday it assisted technology company Appello to develop software for an iPhone version of its Wisepilot navigation platform. Friday, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010C9A3AFBD8E0A4255802576DD003BE86A/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201075E0B36FCFB06F95802576DC00397974/text/nbr 4 March 2010 - Norwegian online PC and electronics retailer Komplett ASA (OSL: KOM) said today its revenue decreased by 3% year-on-year to NOK280.7m in February 2010. Thursday, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201075E0B36FCFB06F95802576DC00397974/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010F584ECBBD8E08B83802576DC00397935/text/nbr 4 March 2010 - Swedish company Lundin Petroleum AB (STO: LUPE) said today it will spin-off its UK business into a newly-formed entity called Enquest plc in exchange for a 55% stake in the latter. Thursday, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010F584ECBBD8E08B83802576DC00397935/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20103700C8D223338595802576DC00394EA3/text/nbr 4 March 2010 - Danish biotech company Genmab A/S (CPH: GEN) has had a number of inquiries about its antibody manufacturing plant in Minnesota, USA, put up for sale in November 2009, CEO Lisa Drakeman said Wednesday on a telephone conference. Thursday, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20103700C8D223338595802576DC00394EA3/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010441D008B65B8270A802576DC0039EFB5/text/nbr 4 March 2010 - Cheuvreux upgraded on Wednesday its rating on Danish industrial enzymes maker Novozymes A/S (CPH: NZYM B) to "outperform" from "underperform" and raised the share price target to DKK650 from DKK500. Thursday, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010441D008B65B8270A802576DC0039EFB5/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20109A41573C1276680F802576DB0033918B/text/nbr Nera Networks AS, a subsidiary of Norwegian telecoms transmission systems supplier Eltek ASA (Oslo:ELT), is to provide design, equipment and implementation & operation services for parts of Indian mobile operator Uninor's transmission network, the company Wednesday, 03 Mar 2010 10:41:07 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/20109A41573C1276680F802576DB0033918B/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201027D8B46809F16B4B802576DB0032BCB4/text/nbr 3 March 2010 - The revenue of Danish cables and electronics group NKT Holding A/S (CPH: NKT) can reach DKK20bn, hopefully even DKK25bn, by 2014, board chairman Christian Kjaer told today local daily Dagbladet Borsen. Wednesday, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/201027D8B46809F16B4B802576DB0032BCB4/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010E312011E5131807B802576DB0032BD2A/text/nbr 3 March 2010 - Swedish shipping company Concordia Maritime AB (STO: CCOR B) said on Tuesday that the product tanker Stena Polaris was delivered to it last week from Croatian Brodosplit Shipyard Ltd. Wednesday, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010E312011E5131807B802576DB0032BD2A/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010731244DAF2D8B848802576DB0032BD63/text/nbr 3 March 2010 - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has maintained its "buy" rating on Danish pharma company H Lundbeck A/S (CPH: LUN) and allergy-vaccine maker ALK-Abello A/S (CPH: ALK B), while cutting their share price targets. Wednesday, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010731244DAF2D8B848802576DB0032BD63/text/nbr http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010201C8283B47E7C38802576DA00378CD6/text/nbr Danish biopharmaceutical company Zealand Pharma (Copenhagen:ZEA) declared on Tuesday that it has entered into a research collaboration with PolyTherics Ltd, a UK company that specialises in precision engineering of proteins to improve their pharm Tuesday, 02 Mar 2010 10:28:54 GMT http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2010201C8283B47E7C38802576DA00378CD6/text/nbr