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French IT services provider acquires majority stake valuing rival at €3.7bn
Increased bid comes after US hedge fund Elliott criticised original as too low
Activist investor claims Altran’s boss is not getting best value for shareholders
Activist investor says agreed price underplays potential value of target company
Deal will create a group with revenues of €17bn and more than 250,000 employees
Sterling weakness and restructuring costs hit consulting group’s results
French IT services group expanding through bolt-on acquisitions
More consumers are prepared to rely on rides booked on mobiles, says survey
Automation and big data mining are helping human planners compete
French IT services group to extend international businesses after reporting 20 per cent profit jump
Insurer invests in technology to harness big data analytics to help boost productivity
Political uncertainty reduced growth in UK wealthy
French IT and consulting group seeks to boost exposure to US market
Independent guidance body emerges to fill gap after Gove scrapped Connexions agency
The business services industry is expected to employ almost 200,000 people in 2017
French IT services group actively looking for acquisitions as it reports earnings ahead of forecasts
Utility uses digital games to tap workforce for ideas
Public finances threatened by planned changes to IT contracts
Ministers fund company to foster school-business links
Unrest in Hong Kong, anti-corruption measures in China and smartwatch rivals are piling on the pressure
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