Hertz to buy car hire rival Dollar Thrifty for $2.56 billion

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/27/us-dollarthrifty-hertz-idUSBRE87Q01J20120827

Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ.N) agreed to buy rival Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTG.N) for about $2.56 billion in a deal that puts about 95 percent of the U.S. car rental market in the hands of three companies.