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Orc’s takeover of Neonet approved by joint boards

09 March 2010

Orc’s offer of Skr19.625 ($2.70) per share in Neonet has been agreed by both boards in a merger which will create a global technology and financial trading services giant. Orc’s board claims the merger will create synergies from the sharing of technological expertise and annual cost savings of Skr130m.

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After the merger the new group will comprise two parts: technology services and transaction services.

The chief executive of Neonet, Simon Nathanson, said: “Neonet and Orc complement each other very well.

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