Wihlborgs has acquired the property Forskaren 3 for SEK 310 million from Skanska. The acquisition will take place in a company transaction. The property contains of two separate buildings with a total area of 11,000 m2 and is fully let to QlickTech until 2019. Wihlborgs will take possession of the property as of 1 December 2011.
”The office market in Lund is very interesting in the long run and this is an excellent opportunity to acquire a good real estate with a long leasehold”, says Anders Jarl CEO of Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB. “By this purchase we will add another efficient, modern office property with a stable cash flow to our stock”.
”Wihlborgs already owns about 40,000 m2 at Ideon in northeastern Lund and with the acquisiton of Forskaren 3 situated nearby, we will become an even stronger player in Lund’s research and development cluster”, says Anders Jarl.
“MAX IV and ESS will enhance Lund as one of Europe’s leading center for education, research and development”.
“We are also very pleased to get back our former tenant QlikTech that we know well and who has grown with us over the years”, concludes Anders Jarl.
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ)
For further information contact:
Anders Jarl, CEO, +46 40-690 57 10, +46 733-71 17 10
Christer Johansson, CFO, +46 40-690 57 06, +46 733-71 17 06
Iréne Johansson, Information manager, +46 40-690 57 21, +46 733-71 17 21
This is information that Wihlborgs must publish in accordance with the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act.
The information was submitted for publication on Wednesday, 30 November at 08.30.
Wihlborgs Fastigheter (publ) is a property company that focuses on commercial properties in the Öresund region. Its portfolio of properties is located in Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund and Copenhagen. Wihlborgs is the leading property company in Malmö, Helsingborg and Lund. The properties’ book value totals SEK 17.3 billion with an annual rental value of SEK 1.5 billion. Wihlborgs is listed on the OMX Nordic list, Mid Cap.