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:
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