Epiroc AB agreed to acquire the assets of Cate Drilling Solutions LLC on December 1, 2017. Post transaction, Cate Drilling Solutions will become a part of the Mining and Rock Excavation Service division in Epiroc. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018. Epiroc AB completed the acquisition of assets of Cate Drilling Solutions LLC on January 3, 2018. As a result of the transaction, Cate Drilling Solutions becomes part of the service division in the Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area, which will be listed as Epiroc on the stock exchange in 2018, provided Atlas Copco shareholders’ approval.