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Computershare Limited, is an Australian stock transfer company that provides corporate trust, stock transfer and employee share plan services in a number of different countries. The company currently has offices in 20 countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, the Channel Islands, South Africa, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Germany, and Denmark. ==History== Computershare Limited was founded in 1978 in Melbourne, Australia and has grown largely through overseas acquisitions. In 1997, the Australian-based Computershare expanded its registry business to include financial markets in New Zealand and the United Kingdom,〔(Computershare - About Computershare - Company History )〕 and acquired the Royal Bank of Scotland's registrar department. In subsequent years, it expanded its business into Ireland, South Africa, and Hong Kong. In 2004, Compushare acquired the stock transfer sectors of Harris Bank and Montreal Trust, and purchased Pepper Global (formerly Pepper Technologies AG). Since 2004, Computershare has acquired registry companies in Russia and India.〔 In 2005, it acquired Equiserve. In 2006 it bought the shareholder management services from National Bank of Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Bank History )〕 In July 2007, Computershare acquired Datacare Software Group and its products GCM and Boardworks. Currently known as Computershare Governance Services and its main product GEMS. In February 2008, Computershare announced a cash takeover offer for Australian mailhouse group QM Technologies Limited. In September 2008, Computershare bought Lichfield based Childcare Voucher Services business called Busy Bees. The name has been re-branded to Computershare Voucher Services or CVS. In February 2010, Computershare acquired HBOS Employee Equity Solutions from Lloyds Banking Group for a sum of around £40m. In January 2012, Computershare acquired Shareowner Services (Stock Transfer Sector) from Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) for a sum of around $550 Million. In June 2013, Computershare Limited completed the acquisition of the EMEA–based portion of Morgan Stanley’s Global Stock Plan Services business. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Computershare」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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