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Deluxe to Acquire NEBS

ST. PAUL, MN—Deluxe Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire New England Business Service (NEBS), a Groton, MA-based provider of products and services to small businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, Deluxe will pay $44 in cash for each NEBS share and will assume its outstanding debt, which is estimated to total approximately $160 million.