Oracle to buy Micros for US$5.3bil CEO seeks to reignite growth, adds software for hotels and restaurants


SEATTLE: Oracle Corp agreed to buy Micros Systems Inc for US$5.3bil as chief executive officer Larry Ellison (pic) seeks to reignite slowing growth by adding software for hotels and restaurants.

Micros stockholders will get US$68 a share in cash, 18% more than the closing price on June 16, a day before Bloomberg reported the companies were near a deal.

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