* 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 ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese recruitment company Persol Holdings Co Ltd <2181.T> has made a A$778 million ($600 million) takeover bid for Australian recruiter Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd , the ...

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 ...

Australia's SKILLED Group, a provider of labor hire and workforce services, announced Thursday it has rejected the merger proposal from Programmed Maintenance Services that was received Dec. 17, 2014.

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 ...