Xerox finally launches formal offer for HP Inc valuing PC maker at $36.5bn

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After months of trying to cajole the HP board into agreeing a deal, Xerox's CEO formally tables acquisition offer

Xerox has finally launched its formal offer for HP Inc, valuing the PC and printer maker at $36.5 billion. The proposal, claimed Xerox CEO John Visentin, represented "progress over entrenchment"...

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