Programmed Maintenance Services has reached a deal to acquire fellow Australian company Skilled Group via a scheme of arrangement. Skilled's board has backed Programmed's offer which will see ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian recruiter Programmed Maintenance Services said it still hopes to buy larger rival Skilled Group Ltd and form a A$640 million ($516 million) combined company, after the ...

* PERSOL proposes to acquire 100% of issued share capital of programmed for a cash price of $3.02 (offer price) per share * Programmed maintenance services ltd - cash consideration of $3.02 cash per ...

Labour hire firm Skilled Group has said a merger offer from rival Programmed Maintenance Services is "opportunistic" despite Programmed's claim the deal would create $20 million of synergies and ...

Skilled Group has rejected a merger proposal received from Programmed Maintenance Services in December, saying the merger would not alter the group's potential or market position. But the labour hire ...