Tieto scoops up Evry in £1.2 billion deal to create Nordic digital consultancy

OSLO/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish IT services firm Tieto is buying Norwegian peer Evry for 13.2 billion crowns (£1.2 billion) to create a Nordic digital consultancy offering software, cloud solutions, robotics and other services.Shares in Evry surged 18%, and Tieto's rose by 5.8%, after the two companies announced on Tuesday that they had agreed a deal, which represents a 15.4% premium over Evry's last traded share price.Tieto has for years been seen as a potential buyer of Evry as it seeks to..