NASDAQ STOCKHOLM WELCOMES HOIST FINANCE TO THE MAIN MARKET


Stockholm, March 25, 2015 — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that the trading in Hoist Finance AB’s shares (short name: HOFI) commenced today on the main market of Nasdaq Stockholm. Hoist Finance belongs to the Financial Services sector and is the 17th company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets* in 2015.

Hoist Finance is a leading debt restructuring partner to international banks, with debt purchase and debt collection activities in eight countries across Europe and retail deposit operations in Sweden. The company specializes in the purchase and management of unsecured non-performing consumer loans originated by international banks and other financial institutions.

For more information, please visit www.hoistfinance.com.

“We are really pleased to see the interest in our investment case and the commitment from so many high-quality investors, both Swedish and international“, said Jörgen Olsson, CEO of Hoist Finance. “The listing will  provide us with an even better platform to position ourselves as the preferred partner to global banks and financial institutions, allowing us to continue to grow our business.“

 “We welcome Hoist Finance to the main market of Nasdaq Stockholm and to our Nasdaq-family of companies,” said Adam Kostyál, senior vice president and head of European listings at Nasdaq. “Financial Services is a strong sector at Nasdaq, and Hoist Finance makes a great addition to it.”

*Main markets and First North at Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm.

 


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Martin Hedensiö
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martin.hedensio@nasdaq.com
 

 


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