Market-research firm Gartner to buy Meta Group in $162 million US ...
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Market-research firm Gartner Inc. has agreed to acquire rival Meta Group Inc. for about $162 million US in cash. Gartner said Monday it will pay $10 for each share of Meta, a 54 per cent premium
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Reporting by Caroline Jacobs and Mark McSherry PARIS/NEW   YORK  - French oilfield services group Compagnie   Generale de Geophysique is to buy Texas-based Veritas DGC Inc.   in a $3.1 billion deal to merge their seismic businesses, the   companies said on Tuesday.
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Gartner Inc. of Stamford, Conn., Monday acquired Meta Group, also of Stamford, for approximately $162 million. Gartner, a provider of research and analysis on the global information
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Both Gartner and Meta Group are headquartered in Stamford so costs related to combining operations should be minimized. Gartner is known to have the largest segment of the research market, a leader in information technology research.
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Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N is close  to an agreement to buy Gillette Co. G.N for more than $54  billion in stock, in a bid to create the world's largest  consumer products company, sources close to the situation said  on Thursday.
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Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), a leading media,  entertainment and technology company, announced today that it has  recently acquired several television-focused Websites; TVShowsOnDVD.com,  TV-now.com, and FansofRealityTV.com,  as well as certain assets of eVoke TV, Inc.
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New Delhi: Research firm Gartner Inc today said it will acquire IT consultancy firm Meta Group Inc in a $162 million all-cash deal.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that analyst firm, Gartner Inc., rated its Data Center Outsourcing capabilities as a "Strong Positive" service in its July 26, 2006 "MarketScope for Data Center Outsourcing, North America" report.
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Australian financial software group Computershare Ltd. (CPU.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to buy US share registrar EquiServe for $292 million from DST Systems Inc.
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BT grows global presence but shares fall as investors doubt former monopoly can play in US market. LONDON  - BT Group PLC will buy Infonet Services Corp.
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The E.W. Scripps Co. said on Tuesday it has reached an agreement to acquire the Great American Country (GAC) network from Jones Media Networks, Ltd., for &#36;140 million in cash.
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Meggitt, a British engineering and manufacturing company, agreed to buy K&F Industries Holdings of White Plains, N.Y., for $1.1 billion. Meggitt, which specializes in aerospace, military and electronics products, will pay $27 a share of K&F, or 10 percent above the stockâs closing price on Monday. K&F makes aircraft wheels, brake systems and other parts.
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General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would buy a fire detection systems business from SPX Corp.
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless  tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of  infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia&#39;s  Macquarie Group in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.
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Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co.
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Computer maker Gateway Inc. Tuesday said it has agreed to repurchase stock held by America Online Inc. for $316 million US. AOL, which is a unit of media and entertainment company Time
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A General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ) subsidiary announced it would acquire the transportation financing unit of Citigroup (nyse: C - news - people ) in a cash deal worth approximately $4.4 billion.