Ackman urges ADP to consider acquiring Ceridian amid proxy fight

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Ackman urges ADP to consider acquiring Ceridian amid proxy fight

BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist investor William Ackman, currently battling for board seats at Automatic Data Processing Inc , on Thursday said the human resource software company should buy rival Ceridian, in a move that could woo customers with a better product.

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Ackman urges ADP to consider acquiring Ceridian amid proxy fight

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