Investment AB Kinnevik (publ) ("Kinnevik") today announced that the acquisition of Emesco AB has been closed as all necessary approvals have been received.

A table with an updated net asset value for Kinnevik per 16 September
is attached in Appendix 1.


For further information, visit www.kinnevik.se or contact:

Mia Brunell Livfors, President and Chief          +46 (0)8 562 000 00
Executive Officer
Torun Litzén, Director Investor Relations         +46 (0)8 562 000 83
                                                  +46 (0)70 762 00 83


Investment AB Kinnevik's objective is to increase shareholder value,
primarily through net asset value growth. Kinnevik manages a
portfolio of investments focused around three comprehensive business
areas; Major Unlisted Holdings which includes the carton board and
paper company Korsnäs including shares in Bergvik Skog, Major Listed
Holdings which includes Millicom International Cellular, Tele2,
Modern Times Group MTG, Metro International and Transcom WorldWide,
and New Ventures which is active in finding new investments in small
and mid sized companies which has a significant growth potential.
Kinnevik plays an active role on the Boards of its holdings.
The Kinnevik's class A and class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ
OMX Stockholm's list for large cap companies, within the financial
and real estate sector. The ticker codes are KINV A and KINV B.