Quotes by Julian Roberts

“We have done a very considerable due diligence. We have spent a lot of time with the local management and have got a good understanding of the positioning of the brand and the positioning of the business in Sweden.”

“We wont go hostile. We want to own the whole of the business. Therefore we want to own over 90 percent in order to squeeze out the minorities.”

“In many respects we have bought companies that are fundamentally strong, but have issues that we believe our management and our expertise can help resolve,”

“I think probably it is very tough out there at the moment (for Skandia) with what has been going on,”

“That is why wed like to complete the transaction as fast as we possibly can.”

“There is a degree of uncertainty, yes.”

“The (threshold in the) prospectus is at 90 percent. We want the whole of the company,”

“Although we have had indications from certain Skandia shareholders that they do not accept, this has got a long way to go,”

“The three top shareholders (Fidelity, Cevian and Burdaras) are very much in favor of the transaction. We are confident that the compelling logic of the transaction is coming through,”

“That is a significant level,”