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Sema, the computer services group, is to lease Minerva's 400,000 sq ft Sampson House property on the south bank of the Thames in London. 13-Mar-2001 Sema, the computer services group, has agreed to a £3.6bn takeover offer from Schlumberger, the US oil services group. 13-Feb-2001 Sema, the computer services company with about 21,000 staff, has received a number of takeover approaches from unnamed companies. 06-Feb-2001 Sema is to acquire LHS, the US telecoms software company, in a £2.5bn deal, and will merge its SemaVision mobile phone operation with LHS's Targys. 16-Mar-2000 Stagecoach is forming a joint venture with ERG of Australia and Sema to introduce a national smartcard ticketing network for buses and trains. 24-Sep-1999 Sema is leading a consortium that has won a $500m contract to supply IT services for the Olympic Games, thereby replacing IBM. 08-Dec-1998 Sema Group UK has bought Meridian Information Systems, the Stockport-based supplier of systems to the bus industry, for £2.8m. 12-Nov-1998 British Aerospace is acquiring the remaining 50% stake in BAeSema, the naval systems concern, from Sema for £77m, in an effort to become a prime contractor in both naval and aircraft systems. 11-Sep-1998 Paribas of France has sold an 8% stake in Sema, the Anglo-French computer services company, for £270m, leaving it with a 14% stake. 03-Jul-1998 Sema Group is looking to spend up to £600m on the acquisition of US companies, including those involved in IT services, telecoms, or computer products. 25-Feb-1998 Sema has won contracts worth £305m to provide computer services for the DSS's Benefits Agency Medical Service. 21-Feb-1998 Sema has restructured its shareholder register in order to win approval for a big sales push into the US computer services market, where it plans to acquire computer companies that serve the telecoms sector. 05-Sep-1997 Sema has announced a capital restructuring plan in which it will merge with Financiere Sema, its largest shareholder, which should help it expand its US operations. 08-Jul-1997 Sema Group has acquired BR Business Systems, the train ticket and timetable concern, for £27m, and plans to win rail contracts in other countries using the skills of BRBS. 04-Feb-1997 Sema Group has been chosen as the preferred bidder for BR Business Systems, the manager of railway ticket sales and timetables. 25-Jan-1997 Sema, the Anglo-French computer services company, is to acquire Telis, the systems integration division of France Telecom. 31-Oct-1996 Sema Group is buying Syntax Processing, Olivetti's facilities management business, for about £64m. 18-Jul-1996 Sema Group is acquiring Datashield, the computer disaster recovery concern, from Sogeris. 22-Feb-1996 Sema Group has bought Goya Services Telematicos, the Spanish internet provider. 18-Jan-1996 Sema Group is offering to acquire the remaining 51% of Tibet, the seller of back office systems to the French stock market, for £12m. 03-Jan-1996 Sema has bought a 40% stake in TS FM Holding, the French computer outsourcing company. 30-Nov-1995 CGS has sold its 27.6% stake in Sema Group, the Anglo-French computer services concern, to institutional investors for £126m. 07-Nov-1995 Sema Group has increased its holding in Paradigm Systems to 45%. 08-Sep-1995
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