Troubled Swedish landlord gets USD 720m cash boost in Brookfield deal

Struggling Swedish landlord SBB took a major step toward stabilizing its finances after agreeing to sell a further stake in a portfolio of school buildings to Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management.
Leiv Synnes took over as CEO at SBB in June. | Photo: PR / SBB
Leiv Synnes took over as CEO at SBB in June. | Photo: PR / SBB
By Charles Daly and Anton Wilen / Bloomberg

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB — as SBB is officially known — agreed to sell a 1.16% holding in the education division to Brookfield, making the Canadian investor the majority shareholder after it already owned 49% of the unit called SBB EduCo AB.

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