Article: Analytik Jena sells stake in project business.(Executive Briefing: News & Views for Executives)

Jena, Germany 3/31/08 -- Analytik Jena AG has signed a contract to sell 51% of its project business, AJZ Engineering GmbH, to AJZ Engineering's management for 0.9 million [euro] ($1.2 million). In addition, the parties entered into a cooperation agreement under which Analytik Jena will secure credit for ongoing projects on a case-by-case basis. Over three to five years, these agreements will be reduced until AJZ is financially independent. Analytik Jena stated that the AJZ's unpredictable and volatile revenue made planning difficult and that the business's gross and earnings margins were low. "The decision is one in favor ...

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