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22 region dach eckhard geulen regiOnaL direCtOr Bisnode has a strong offering of credit solutions in the dach region and offers business information solutions in Germany. In 2010, revenue amounted to sek 860 million with an operating profit of sek 104 million. Region dach reported positive development with organic growth of 3 per cent, adjusted for foreign exchange effects. Investments in data quality is starting to pay off in expanded offering with the launch of Hoppenstedt CreditCheck and Hoppenstedt360. Despite ongoing initiatives to increase the Group’s share of the German credit information market, the region showed higher profitability. Austria and Switzerland continued to deliver positive performances with slight growth along with improved operating margins. Eckhard Geulen has been appointed Regional Director dach following the resignation of Peter Villa in April 2011. region central europe martin coufal regiOnaL direCtOr Bisnode has a strong offering of credit solutions and business information solutions in the region. In 2010, revenue amounted to sek 182 million with an operating profit of sek 23 million. Region Central Europe posted organic growth of 6 per cent, adjusted for currency effects. Development was strongest in Poland and Slovenia. Growth-enhancing investments were made in product development, database expansion and hiring of new staff throughout the region in 2010. New products launched in all countries are starting to pay off. At the end of the year, operations in Croatia were strengthened through the acquisition of Poslovna Domena – the country’s market-leading supplier of digital business information. germanY austria sWitzerland SEK m 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 croatia czech repuBlic hungarY poland sloVakia sloVenia SEK m 210 180 150 120 90 60 30 0 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 120 100 35 30 25 20 15 10 80 60 40 20 5 0 0 healthy growth REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT, EBITA invested for future growth REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT, EBITA
Business area product information fredrik Åkerman business area direCtOr The Product Information business area offers advertising-based online services and business journals with a focus on industrial suppliers. In 2010, revenue amounted to sek 437 million with an operating profit of sek 71 million. Revenue in the Product Information business area declined organically by 6 per cent for the year. The business area improved its operating margin compared to the previous year as a result of cost adaptations that matched the lower level of demand. Wer Liefert Was? retained its strong market position in Germany and continued to perform well. The divestiture of abc companies in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands during the period resulted in a capital loss. Fredrik Åkerman has been appointed Business Area Director Product Information following the resignation of Peter Villa in April 2011. Business area softWare and applications fredrik Åkerman business area direCtOr Bisnode offers software and applications with integrated business information that help customers analyse and improve their business performance while providing access to better decision support. In 2010, revenue amounted to sek 360 million with an operating profit of sek 46 million. In 2010, Bisnode sold Office Team in Norway and its shareholding of slightly more than 50 per cent in Emric in Sweden, contributing to the decline in revenue and lower operating profit. The remaining companies have recovered after the previous year’s decrease due to market decline, and reported organic growth of more than 4 per cent for 2010. The offering of crm systems in the Swedish market remains successful, and expansion to Norway and Finland is proceeding as planned. austria denmark finland germanY hungarY norWaY sWeden sWitzerland SEK m 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 finland norWaY sWeden SEK m 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 improved profit margin 23 REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT, EBITA divestments and market reCovery REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT, EBITA
Page 1 and 2: annual report 2010 Bisnode Business
Page 3: WHAT WE DO Bisnode is a leading pro
Page 6 and 7: 6 WHERE WE ARE TODAY Bisnode operat
Page 8 and 9: 8 TRENDS iN OUR iNDUSTRY An increas
Page 10 and 11: 10 CREDiT SOLUTiONS Bisnode offers
Page 12 and 13: 12 MARKETiNG SOLUTiONS Bisnode is o
Page 14 and 15: 14 BUSiNESS iNFORMATiON SOLUTiONS B
Page 16 and 17: 16 iT’S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE Talent i
Page 18 and 19: 18 claudine knop managing direCtOr
Page 20 and 21: 20 REGiONS AND BUSiNESS AREAS Bisno
Page 24 and 25: 24 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Bisnode’s
Page 26 and 27: 26 DirecTors’ reporT The Board of
Page 28 and 29: 28 consolidated income statement SE
Page 30 and 31: 30 consolidated statement of change
Page 32 and 33: 32 parent company income statement
Page 34 and 35: 34 parent company statement of chan
Page 36 and 37: 36 accounTinG policies anD noTes no
Page 38 and 39: 38 asset’s carrying amount exceed
Page 40 and 41: 40 2.23 Cash flow statement The cas
Page 42 and 43: 42 note 5. operating segments Opera
Page 44 and 45: 44 note 9. Wages, salaries and othe
Page 46 and 47: 46 note 15. financial expenses Grou
Page 48 and 49: 48 note 18. property, plant and equ
Page 50 and 51: 50 note 21. participations in group
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Page 54 and 55: 54 note 27. other provisions Group
Page 56 and 57: 56 note 34. related party transacti
Page 58 and 59: 58 2009 Date of acquisition share o
Page 60 and 61: 60 note 40. Discontinued operations
Page 62 and 63: 62 BoarD of DirecTors anD auDiTors
Page 64 and 65: 64 suBsiDiaries Bisnode operates in
Page 66 and 67: 66 five-year suMMary SEK millions 2
Page 68: Mailing address: Bisnode, S168, SE-

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