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Scania stake sale set to raise doubts

By Robert Anderson

Published: March 3 2008 22:58 | Last updated: March 3 2008 22:58

Investor, the holding company of Sweden’s Wallenberg family, has finally exited Scania on its own terms after torpedoing MAN’s bid a year ago, but this may only raise more questions about the company’s strategy.

Unless Investor uses the Skr17.6bn ($2.8bn) from the sale of its 11 per cent stake in Scania for a high-profile acquisition or returns cash to shareholders, the discount of its shares to their net asset value could widen.

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