Setterwalls assisted KF in connection with the sale of Akademibokhandeln

Kooperativa Förbundet, KF, sells its stake of 65 percent in Akademibokhandeln AB to the investment fund Accent Equity 2012.

The divestment is part of the streamlining process of the KF Group launched in 2013 in order to focus on its core business in the grocery trade. Akademibokhandeln AB operates the leading bookstore chain with 120 stores and online bookstore through its subsidiary Bokus AB. Akademibokhandeln and Bokus had a turnover of appriximately SEK 1.7 billion during 2014. The transaction is subject to review by relevant competition authorities.