Hitachi to buy US software developer GlobalLogic for $9.6b as it pivots to digital services

Hitachi to buy US software developer GlobalLogic for $9.6b as it pivots to digital services

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Hitachi Ltd said on Wednesday that it will buy US software company GlobalLogic Inc for $9.6 billion, including repayment of debt, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate pivots from electronics hardware to digital services.