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GUARDIAN IT BUYS RIVAL FOR £170m
Computer services group Guardian IT is
buying rival Safetynet for £170m.
The acquisition will be partly funded
by a rights issue and Guardian will be
issuing 13.4m shares to shareholders on
the basis of four new shares for every
shari held.
The firm says it will be able to trim
costs by £2.5m in the first full year.
UK-based Safetynet operates in France,
Luxembourg and Japan.
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