Verdane Capital VIII and other shareholders accept an offer from Project Panther Bidco to acquire Aspiro

Oslo — Verdane Capital VIII accepts an offer from Project Panther Bidco to acquire Aspiro. The largest shareholder in Aspiro is Schibsted ASA, through its subsidiary Streaming Media AS, which it co-owns with Platekompaniet AS and Verdane Capital VIII.

You can read Schibsted’s press release here:

http://www.schibsted.com/en/ir/Regulatory–and-pressreleases/Regulatory-and-Press-Releases-Archive1/2015/Schibsted-ASA-SCH—Schibsted-accepts-an-offer-from-Project-Panther-Bidco-to-acquire-Aspiro/

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