NAME: ChoicePoint
LOCATION: Alpharetta, Ga.
2007 VARBUSINESS 500 RANK: 56
CEO: Derek Smith
TICKER: CPS
STOCK PRICE JAN. 2, 2008:$34.91
STOCK PRICE MARCH 31, 2008: $ 47.60
PCT. CHANGE: 36%
SPECIALTY: A provider of insurance information and ID verification services.
FINANCIALS: The company has agreed to be acquired by Anglo-Dutch British information provider Reed Elsevier, owner of Lexis Nexis, for $3.5 billion in cash, or $50 a share.
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