The Ementor Group establishes a financing company
11.01.2007 - In 2006 the Ementor Group, with Atea, Topnordic and Ementor, was established as the Nordic’s largest and Europe’s third largest IT infrastructure company. The new and strong market position enables widening of the product range to the Group’s 20 000 customers in the Nordic region. Therefore the Group establishes its own financing company which will market financing and rental of IT equipment.
The financing company will supplement the Group’s other services and contribute in the Group’s appearance as an even more concise and attractive total supplier within the IT infrastructure area. The establishment has as a goal to contribute to increased customer loyalty and increased earnings for the Group.
The financing company will be established in cooperation with Acento Finance AS and will be operative from 1 April 2007. The company, which will be established, will be owned 90.1% by Ementor and 9.9% by Acento Finance AS. Christian Gårdsmoen from Acento is engaged to lead the company. Acento is leading in the Nordic region within build up, implementation and operation of equivalent business for sales financing and will contribute with substantial experience in the cooperation. Acento has access to the IT systems, routines and work processes necessary to make a financing company function optimal. The cooperation with Acento secures a quick start-up, monitoring results, and reduced commercial risk.
”By this establishment we are widening our service offering to also include financing and rental of IT equipment. We experience that the customers prefer less partners and with this offering we are strengthening our position as a total supplier within the IT infrastructure area,” says Jo Lunder, CEO Ementor ASA.
The new financing company will use the Ementor Group’s brands, Ementor Financial Services in Norway, Topnordic Financial Services in Denmark and Atea Financial Services in Sweden and Finland.
The Ementor Group is the leading provider of IT infrastructure products and solutions in the Nordic region. The Group has approximately 3 100 employees and is strategically located in the 49 most important cities in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Lativa and an annual revenue of approximately NOK 13 bn. The Ementor Group uses the Atea, Topnordic and Ementor brand in its business and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. www.ementor.com
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