AN East Lancashire software firm set up 11 years ago was sold for £12.1 million. Mentor Systems Ltd, run from an office in Ainsworth Street, Blackburn, was snapped up by computer giants Misys
And the deal was to bring a jobs boost as the company planned to expand its 80-strong workforce.
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