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acquired all outstanding shares of Sykes shares in a cash transaction valued at approximately $ 2.2 billion, removing the company from Nasdaq's publicly traded company. The Sitel Group, in its new combination, brings together 160,000 employees in 40 countries, serving more than 700 customers and in
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