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Andrew Lange
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Sage Reports In-Line 3Q, Announces Acquisition of Intacct; Shares Trading at a Premium

As usual, Sage released a brief third-quarter trading update. The update was consistent with the company’s first-half performance and in line with management’s full-year guidance, which it reiterated (at least 6% organic revenue growth and an underlying operating margin of at least 27%). However, Sage did surprise the market by announcing its acquisition of financial management provider Intacct.
The transaction, which is valued at $850 million, or GBP 654 million, is expected to bolster Sage’s ...
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Sage Group plc

Sage Group is a technology provider that assists to manage businesses of all sizes. Co. provides a suite of cloud business management solutions and services including accounting, financials, enterprise management, people, payroll, payments and banking, as well as marketplace apps that can be provisioned to match the exact needs of any business. Co. has three reportable segments in which it operates, being Northern Europe (the U.K. and Ireland), Central and Southern Europe (Germany, Switzerland, Poland, France and Portugal) and NorthAmerica (the U.S., Canada and North America Intacct).

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Andrew Lange

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