Verizon in $2.4bn deal for GPS firm

US communications giant Verizon has agreed to buy GPS vehicle-tracking company Fleetmatics Group in an all-cash deal valued at $2.4bn (€2.1bn), vaulting the telecom giant deeper into the automotive-technology market.
Verizon in $2.4bn deal for GPS firm

Verizon will pay $60 a share for the Dublin-based company, a 40% premium to Fleetmatics’ closing price last week.

The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

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