Former owner families scooped 200 million – Expressen

Former owner families scooped 200 million – Expressen

In connection with the sale of the Helsingborgs Dagblad, the previous owner families Sommelius and Anderson could win SEK 200 million in dividends, according to the news service Rapidus.

– For me it was no intrinsic value in selling HD. I wanted to contribute to creating the conditions for it to be a media company in western Skåne, says Soren Sommelius to the Evening Post.

Before the sale of Helsingborgs Dagblad to Sydsvenskan picked owner families Sommelius and Anderson out of 260 million kronor from the newspaper through the holding company Pukslagaren.

There are documents that the news service Rapidus gained access to the underlying data. The documents also confirm previous data in the Summary that the previous owners were allowed to keep cash in HD against Sydsvenskan and Bonnier free to take care of the rest.

Rapidus writes that on Pukslagarens extraordinary general meeting last week decided to distribute SEK 200 million to the families. The company has it thus remains 60 million, which is a guarantee that will remain on the “certain conditions of the deal are not met.”

When the Evening Post speaks with Soren Sommelius he says that the structure of the sale is not public but designated confidential.

– It created a model before purchase which was then made up of negotiators and lawyers. When the company was valued at zero. I was not involved. We at HD page was aghast at this stage, but there was not much to say, explains Sören Sommelius.

– For me it was no intrinsic value in selling HD. I wanted to help create a future for a media company in western Sweden. None of the papers had been able to continue on their own, he says.

In addition to the 60 million is also the editorial house and print shop building in Helsingborg remain in the company as Rapidus. The news agency also reports that the plan is to sell the property and then liquidate the company Pukslagaren.