SKANSKA TO TAKE STAKE IN CANADIAN FIRM

  Swedish construction and real estate
  company Skanska AB &lt;skbs.St.> said it will sell its 49 pct
  holding in Canadian building firm &lt;Canadian Foundation Company
  Ltd> to rival &lt;Banister Continental Ltd>.
      A company spokeswoman told Reuters Skanska will receive
  Banister shares as payment, giving the Swedish group 15 pct of
  the stock in the expanded Banister firm.
      She said Skanska will also be appointing two board members
  to the Canadian company.
  

