{"id":30142,"date":"2012-07-03T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T09:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/corporate-executive-board-exbd-to-acquire-uk-based-shl-for-660-million\/30142\/"},"modified":"2012-07-03T09:11:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T09:11:00","slug":"corporate-executive-board-exbd-to-acquire-uk-based-shl-for-660-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/corporate-executive-board-exbd-to-acquire-uk-based-shl-for-660-million\/30142\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Executive Board \u2013 EXBD &#8211; To Acquire UK-Based SHL for $660 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Corporate Executive Board Company (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=EXBD\">NYSE: EXBD<\/a>)<\/strong>, the leading member-based advisory company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SHL, a global leader in cloud-based talent measurement and management solutions, from funds managed by HgCapital and Veronis Suhler Stevenson (&#8220;VSS&#8221;) for $660 million in cash, subject to customary pre- and post-closing adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>The combination brings together two highly complementary businesses to create the world\u2019s foremost source of insight on the measurement and management of talent for business and government. Marrying CEB\u2019s rich best practices, insights and data with SHL\u2019s assessments, predictive analytics and robust technology platform will create a global organization with a greatly enhanced capability to help clients manage talent, transform operations and reduce risk.<\/p>\n<p>SHL is the largest global provider of cloud-based solutions for talent assessment and decision support, enabling client access to unparalleled data, analytics and insights for assessing and managing employees and applicants. Headquartered in the U.K., SHL has operations in Europe, Asia and the U.S. They serve more than 10,000 clients in 111 countries, including more than 40 percent of the Fortune 500 and over 80 percent of the FTSE 100. Each year, SHL delivers more than 25 million assessments in over 30 languages. 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