Type
Merger/Acquisition
Country
Sweden
Region
Sydsverige; Blekinge län;
Location of affected unit(s)
Ronneby
Sector
Information / Communication
Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual
Publishing Activities
58 - Publishing activities

190 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
26 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2007
Foreseen end date
26 September 2007

Description

Uiq, a firm that develops software for mobile phones, has announced that it created 190 jobs at its site in Ronneby between February 2007 and September 2007. The job creation followed the firm being acquired by Sony Ericsson from Symbian in February 2007. 340 were employed at the Ronneby site prior to Sony Ericsson’s acquisition of the firm.


Sources

  • 26 September 2007: Svenska Dagbladet

Citation

Eurofound (2007), UIQ, Merger/Acquisition in Sweden, factsheet number 65941, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65941.