HP Seeks to Ride Hybrid Work Boom With $1.7 Billion Poly Buyout

HP Seeks to Ride Hybrid Work Boom With $1.7 Billion Poly Buyout
The HP Inc. logo at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Nov. 18, 2019. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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HP Inc. said on Monday it would buy audio and video devices maker Poly for $1.7 billion in cash as it looks to capitalise on the hybrid work led boom in demand for electronic products.

Shares in HP, which expects the deal will position it for long-term growth, fell 1.4 percent in premarket trade.