Private equity Siris to buy Premiere Global for $1 billion

Private-equity company Siris Capital Group has agreed to buy Premiere Global Services Inc. , or PGi, for about $1 billion, PGi said Thursday. Under the terms of the agreement, Siris will acquire all outstanding shares of the software company for $14 a share, a premium of 23% over PGi’s Thursday closing of $11.35. Shares of PGi soared 21% in after-hours trading after ending the regular session up 2.1%.

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Synnex shares fall as earnings outlook misses Street view

Synnex Corp. shares fell in the extended session Thursday after the business process services company’s earnings outlook fell short of Wall Street estimates. Synnex shares fell 8% after hours, following a 3.5% gain to close at $118.40 in the regular session. For the second fiscal quarter, Synnex estimates adjusted earnings of $2.25 to $2.35 a share on revenue of $4.58 billion to $4.78 billion. Analysts expect earnings of $2.41 a share on revenue of $4.75 billion. The company reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $24.4 million, or 61 cents a share, compared with $61.8 million, or $1.54 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $2.14 a share. Revenue rose to $4.55 billion from $3.52 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated $2.11 a share on revenue of $4.47 billion.

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