<p>British industrial software group Aveva on Tuesday announced it had agreed to buy US rival OSIsoft for $5 billion, as clients increasingly digitalise operations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>Aveva pointed to strong growth this year at OSIsoft, "as the imperative for digital transformation has continued through the Covid-19 crisis".</p>
<p>British industrial software group Aveva on Tuesday announced it had agreed to buy US rival OSIsoft for $5 billion, as clients increasingly digitalise operations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>Aveva pointed to strong growth this year at OSIsoft, "as the imperative for digital transformation has continued through the Covid-19 crisis".</p>