Divine Plans to Buy Viant

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NEW YORK — A year after acquiring certain assets of bankrupt marchFirst, Divine has agreed to buy another digital shop, Viant. The Chicago-based professional services company said Friday that it plans to purchase Viant in a stock-for-stock transaction.

The acquisition, subject to shareholder approval, is expected to extend Divine’s geographic reach into the Northeast with the addition of Viant’s Boston headquarters and New York office. Divine currently has a total of 24 field offices domestically in the Southwest, Midwest and Southeast, and abroad.

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