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SMART TELECOM, which has been in examinership since August, is to be acquired by rival Digiweb subject the approval of its creditors and the High Court.

The investment by Dundalk-based Digiweb was announced yesterday and will result in the creation of a company with annual revenues of €40 million and more than 150 staff.