As reported in the Sandvik income statement as discontinued operations, the company has signed an agreement to divest its Mining Systems operations to the private equity company CoBe Capital.
Sandvik will maintain ownership of ongoing projects that are close to finalisation.
The closing of the transaction is expected during 4Q16, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
The transaction entails a capital loss of -800 million SEK impacting the result of Sandvik’s discontinued operations for 3Q16. The capital loss includes a negative cash flow impact of -600 million SEK, primarily in conjunction with the closing of the deal.
“Divesting the Mining Systems is an important step in consolidating Sandvik to its core operations, which for Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is high technology mining equipment and aftermarket offerings”, commented Björn Rosengren, President and CEO of Sandvik.
Mining Systems is a supplier of design and engineering of material handling systems for the mining industry. In 2015 the Mining Systems operations, with 1100 employees, had annual sales of 5 billion SEK representing 6% of Sandvik Group revenues, and an operating loss was reported at a low single digit margin level.
The intention to divest Mining Systems was first communicated through a press release 1 October 2015.
Edited from press release by Harleigh Hobbs