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Negotiation News

Latest News

03 February 2012
Sterling Infosystems acquires Acxiom business unit AISS
Sterling Infosystems has bought AISS from Acxiom.
03 February 2012
Unite members approve Balfour Beatty strike
Members of Unite have approved strike action against Balfour Beatty.
03 February 2012
Misys and Temenos disclose merger talks
Misys and Temenos have confirmed they are in discussions about a potential merger.
02 February 2012
Rejlers acquires Ramboll Finland's consultancy operations
Rejlers has completed its acquisition of the consultancy operations of Ramboll Finland.
02 February 2012
Rics notes harm of inconsistent valuations
Rics has released guidance after noting the harm inconsistent valuations can cause to businesses.
02 February 2012
Xstrata and Glencore 'close to merger'
It has been reported that Glencore and Xstrata are close to merging.
01 February 2012
Outokumpu and ThyssenKrupp reach merger agreement
A merger agreement has been reached between ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu.
01 February 2012
EC blocks NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse merger
The EC has blocked the merger between Deutsche Borse and NYSE Euronext, citing competition concerns.
01 February 2012
WMG chairman opposes Universal's EMI acquisition
Edgar Bronfman has expressed his opposition to the acquisition of the recorded music division of EMI by Universal.

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Gap News

October 2011

Gap Tools, Online Negotiation Planning Solution

As part of the their ongoing commitment to innovation, The Gap Partnership launched Gap Tools, the world's first online Negotiation Planning toolkit.

October 2011

‘The Negotiation Book’

'The Negotiation Book', a must-have for any negotiator, available to order on Amazon

September 2011

2011-2012 Events

The Gap Partnership would like to thank visitors to our latest breakfast seminar, Joint Business Planning: Profit in Partnership.

March 2011

£42,000 donation to Caravan Charity.

The Gap Partnership in conjunction with GSK and Asda are pleased to announce the success of a one-day interactive negotiation workshop - a donation of £42,000.

March 2011