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By Alex Lennane
C.H. Robinson Worldwide today announced that it has reached a stock purchase agreement to acquire Phoenix International, Inc. (“Phoenix”) for $571.5 million in cash and approximately $63.5 million in newly-issued C.H. Robinson stock. The agreement is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Closing of the acquisition is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2012.
