Ratos: Inwido acquires Allan Brothers



The Nordic region's leading window and door manufacturer Inwido is to
acquire the British company Allan Brothers for SEK 73m. The seller is
Palgrave Brown Ltd where 200-year old Allan Brothers has been a
division since 2000.

Allan Brothers, which has 250 employees, manufactures and markets
customised timber windows and doors for the British market. The
company's over 200 customers include some of the most well known
timber kit and building companies in the UK. In 2006/07 the company's
sales totalled SEK 149m with an operating profit (EBITA) of SEK10m."Allan Brothers have a strong position in the attractive timber kit
sector and they complement  Inwido UK's operations both
geographically and in terms of product segment," says Sven-Gunnar
Schough, CEO Inwido.

Sales for the entire Inwido group in 2006 amounted to approximately
SEK 3.3 billion. The group's operating profit (EBITA) in 2006 was SEK
390m. After the acquisition of Allan Brothers the group will have
3,800 employees including 300 in the UK."Allan Brothers is a strong brand in the British window market," says
Sven-Gunnar Schough. "The company has good profitability but we can
see opportunities to further improve productivity based on our
experience from our Nordic plants."

The acquisition of Allan Brothers is an asset deal and includes Allan
Brothers' production plant, equipment and inventories, brand name and
staff. The acquisition will be made by Inwido's British subsidiary
Inwido UK. Ratos, which owns 95% of Inwido, will not provide any
additional capital.


For further information, please contact:
Leif Johansson, Investment Director Ratos, +46 705 20 40 25
Sven-Gunnar Schough, CEO Inwido, +46 706 02 34 78
Clara Bolinder-Lundberg, Head of Corporate Communications Ratos, +46
707 19 84 43


Financial calendar from Ratos:
Interim report January-June              21 August 2007
Interim report January-September         9 November 2007
Year-end report 2007                     21 February 2008
AGM 2008                                 9 April 2008


Ratos is a listed private equity company. The business concept is to
maximise shareholder value over time by investing in, developing and
divesting primarily unlisted companies. Ratos thus offers stock
market players a unique investment opportunity. The equity of Ratos's
investments is approximately SEK 11 billion. Ratos's holdings include
Anticimex, Arcus Gruppen, Bisnode, Camfil, DIAB, GS-Hydro, Haendig,
Haglöfs, HL Display, HÅG/RH/RBM, Hägglunds Drives, Inwido, Jøtul,
Lindab, MCC, Medifiq Healthcare, Superfos and Other holdings.

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