friday takeover
RSS friday takeoverAxe finally falls as Baltimore sells up
News The options available to Baltimore going forward are principally threefold: returning cash to shareholders, a reverse takeover or an acquisition," said Khezri. Baltimore shareholders on Friday voted... [01 Dec 2003]
Leader: Microsoft to buy Google? Joking aside…
Leader The latter option would leave the big bankers unhappy - and quite possibly make a future takeover attempt harder. Indeed, one of the best points last Friday’s article makes is that Microsoft can bide its... [03 Nov 2003]
Oracle extends PeopleSoft bid again
News Oracle has extended until year-end its deadline for tendering shares in its $7.25bn hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. Oracle said Friday that it had pushed its tender offer deadline to midnight on 31... [13 Oct 2003]
Oracle extends PeopleSoft deadline
News Shareholders of PeopleSoft believe PeopleSoft has a better plan" than Oracle's takeover. As of Friday, PeopleSoft investors had tendered 37.7 million shares, or roughly 10 per cent of outstanding shares. [11 Aug 2003]
Oracle tells PeopleSoft 'we'll see you in court'
News Oracle and PeopleSoft sent letters on Friday to Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine Jr.addressing when they would like a hearing on Oracle's lawsuit against PeopleSoft over such issues as its 'poison pill,' or... [29 Jul 2003]
PeopleSoft and JD Edwards deal gets green light
News PeopleSoft's $1.7bn acquisition of JD Edwards has been given the green light by federal regulators, who have ruled the merger is not anticompetitive, in a move that looks set to frustrate Oracle's hostile takeover bid. [15 Jul 2003]
Now PeopleSoft sues Oracle
News PeopleSoft said on Friday that it has filed a suit against Oracle, the latest in a series of moves aimed at thwarting the database giant's unsolicited takeover bid. In a filing Friday... [15 Jun 2003]
Boardroom Despatches: Tell me something good about Oracle/PeopleSoft/JD Edwards
Comment But then I see Oracle's move and I think 'spoiling tactics', a case of taking out the enemy, as can be seen by Oracle's lack of plans for PeopleSoft products and the proposed speed of the takeover timetable. [11 Jun 2003]
Oracle wants PeopleSoft to change its ‘negative position’
News Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison wants to meet with PeopleSoft in order to try and change the company’s ‘negative position’ regarding the proposed takeover Oracle, which announced a surprise bid to acquire PeopleSoft... [10 Jun 2003]
Corel agrees to £59m takeover by Vector
News Software maker Corel said its directors have agreed to a takeover bid from San Francisco-based Vector Capital that values the company at £59m, or 63p per share. Corel shares closed on Friday down more... [09 Jun 2003]
Corel agrees to £59m takeover by Vector
News Software maker Corel said its directors have agreed to a takeover bid from San Francisco-based Vector Capital that values the company at £59m, or 63p per share. Corel shares closed on Friday down more... [09 Jun 2003]
PeopleSoft CEO on Oracle: 'Atrociously bad behaviour from a company with a history of atrociously bad behaviour.'
News Oracle on Friday announced a surprise $5.1bn takeover bid for enterprise software maker PeopleSoft, only a few days after PeopleSoft said it was acquiring rival JD Edwards for $1.7bn. According to a... [09 Jun 2003]
Oracle puts in $5.1bn bid for PeopleSoft
News Oracle has announced a surprise $5.1bn takeover bid for enterprise software maker PeopleSoft, only a few days after PeopleSoft said it was acquiring rival JD Edwards for $1.7bn. Separately on Friday,... [06 Jun 2003]
Amazon's Bezos passes up raise and bonus
News One limited the board's authority to issue large severance packages to executives, and the other required shareholder approval before establishing anti-takeover policies, such as a "poison pill". Amazon founder and CEO... [14 Apr 2003]
Napster goes legit
News Talking to the German daily newspaper Die Welt on Friday, Middlehoff said: "Our solution now is to completely takeover Napster. Napster, the music sharing site and one-time symbol of people power on the... [08 Apr 2002]
