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NNIT Shows A Path to Growth in Pharma
We rarely talked about Denmark-based NNIT. The company is the former IT captive of Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk, thus the name NNIT, which stands for Novo Nordisk IT.
More Tuck-In M&As Despite the Pandemic! Belcan, AFRY, and Semcon
Tuck-in M&As continued despite the pandemic and the pending US elections today, with Belcan, AFRY, and Semcon active in the past week.
Europe Has Entered its Second Lockdown. A Look at Financial Implications
Europe has now entered its second lockdown. The lockdowns have different restrictions levels and different lengths. The UK and France are running for the full month of November. Officials in the two countries have, however, warned the lockdown might last longer, until Christmas at least.
AFRY Protected Well Its Bottom Line In Q3
AFRY, once again, protected its bottom line during the pandemic. The company limited its Q3 2020 EBITA margin decline to 40 bps to 6.7%. AFRY reduced its expenses by SEK 480m in Q3, a level similar to QA (SEK 490m).
Sweco Demonstrates Its Resilience Despite COVID-19
Sweco had already demonstrated its resilience in Q1, with a +4% organic growth. In Q2, despite COVID-19, the company remained in positive territory (+2%). The performance is a surprise, as Sweco is very sensitive to the number of working days.
AFRY Hit by Collapse in Automotive Engineering Demand in Q2
No surprise. AFRY had a terrible Q2 2020: revenues were down by 9.2% yoy at CC/CS. The Industry and Digital Solutions Division led the decline (with revenues down yoy at 16.3% at CC/CS). The Division suffered in the automotive sector, whose revenues collapsed by 40% during the quarter.
AFRY: One Year After the Merger, Still Struggling on Organic Growth
One year after its merger with Pöyry, AFRY is still struggling. At the time of the Pöyry acquisition, AFRY, the ÅF, wanted to reignite organic growth and improve its profitability. The result is mixed.
Tuck-In Acquisitions Continue Despite the Stock Markets Melt-Down
Despite the stock market melt-down, ER&D vendors have continued to make tuck-in acquisitions in the past two weeks. The acquired firms were of small size and not likely to impact the net debt of their new owners. However, should the Covid-19-China-US trade-war-Stock Markets meltdown-oil price crisis degenerate into a recession, we expect suck tuck-in acquisitions to become scarce.
AFRY Declines Organically in Q4
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Sweco Acquires An Architecture Bureau in Belgium
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Akka Acquires Data Respons and Makes its Most Expensive Acquisition Ever
In a November blog, we had mentioned that Akka had issued €175m in convertible bonds. Akka
ÅF Pöyry Changes Its Brand to AFRY
Swedish ER&D service vendor ÅF Pöyry changed its brand to AFRY, the amalgamation of ÅF and pöyRY. Meanwhile, its legal name will remain ÅF Pöyry.
Sweco: Steady Performance in Q3 2019
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ÅF Pöyry Suffers from The Economic Conditions in Q3 2019
ÅF Pöyry’s revenue growth (yoy, at CC/CS) continued to decelerate this quarter, declining from +8% in Q1 to +1% in Q3 2019, despite the positive impact of an additional working day (+90 bps on revenue growth during the quarter). The company suffered from the same issues as in Q2: a slowdown in the automotive sector from its largest automotive client, (impacting Industrial & Digital Solutions Division) and delayed decision-making in the Infrastructure Division in Denmark.
Infrastructure engineering vendor Sweco suffers from the calendar effect in Q2
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ÅF Pöyry decelerates in Q2 after solid Q1
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Tieto to acquire EVRY. A few thoughts about its ER&D business
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Sweco acquires IMP GmbH
05, 2019
Infrastructures, Sweco
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Introducing Sweco
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ÅF Pöyry accelerates its growth in Q1
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ÅF Pöyry resumes its acquisitions
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Is ÅF Pöyry an ER&D service vendor?
Several readers reacted to the birth on February 22, 2019, of ÅF Pöyry. They argue that ÅF Pöyry has become a building engineering-centric firm and now shares more with the likes of Sweco, Arcadis, or SNC Lavallin in Canada, than with Altran, or HCL Tech.
ÅF: last quarter before Pöyry comes in
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Pöyry completes its recovery in 2018
We looked at the 2018 results of Pöyry, its last financials before its acquisition by ÅF. The results confirmed that Pöyry has succeeded in its recovery: its 2018 revenues were up 10.9% in 2018, to EUR 580m, and its adjusted EBIT margin was 7.5%, up 250 bps.