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RSS stock bid€94m annual IT savings detailed in LSE takeover bid
News European stock exchange Euronext has launched a rival bid for London Stock Exchange that it claims will deliver €94m a year savings by moving to a single IT trading platform. The move... [09 Feb 2005]
Baltimore rations cream for fat cats
News Struggling security vendor Baltimore Technologies has introduced 'anti-fat cat' measures in a bid to appease investors and employees hit by the firm's dwindling fortunes. Baltimore has been forced to make hundreds of... [30 Oct 2001]
LSE trading system under threat of takeover
News The London Stock Exchange's (LSE) prized electronic trading platform could be ditched if the German Deutsche Börse exchange's rumoured £1.5bn takeover bid succeeds, according to a leading industry analyst. [10 Jan 2005]
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. The bid is more, but not substantially... [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. The bid is more, but not substantially... [09 Jun 2003]
EC gives Oracle-PeopleSoft the green light
News European antitrust regulators ruled on Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last regulatory hurdle in the protracted and tumultuous battle. With the last regulatory... [26 Oct 2004]
Google online share shop opens for business
News The site can be found at www.ipo.google.com and allows would-be stockholders to register to be able to bid for the soon-to-be-released shares. Unlike traditional IPOs, Google will be selling its shares by Dutch auction -... [02 Aug 2004]
Oracle tables "final" $9.4bn PeopleSoft bid
News Wednesday's bid of $26 per share represents nearly a 19 per cent premium over PeopleSoft's closing stock price of $21.89 Tuesday. As part of its new bid, the company also extended its... [04 Feb 2004]
Broadcom in for bankrupt Gadzoox
News Chip-maker Broadcom has made a bid to acquire the assets of troubled storage networking maker Gadzoox Networks, a Gadzoox representative said on Thursday. The maker of communications chips has made a bid... [31 Jan 2003]
Google names Nasdaq as its float exchange
News Google's IPO is designed to allow interested investors to bid for shares at the price they're willing to pay, and the highest bid wins. Google has registered to be listed on the Nasdaq... [13 Jul 2004]
Google IPO: additional 29 underwriters named
News Google's IPO will allow interested investors to bid for shares at a price they're willing to pay. Whichever bid is highest will win. On 29 April, Google filed with the SEC to raise about $2.7bn in a... [24 May 2004]
Oracle makes 'best and final' PeopleSoft offer
News Oracle announced Monday that it has increased its PeopleSoft takeover bid to $24 a share, calling the figure its "best and final" offer for its rival. The new bid, still below an earlier offer of $26,... [02 Nov 2004]
Microsoft dashes Yahoo!'s hopes of higher bid
News In order to regain the bid's full $31-a-share value, Microsoft's stock would have to rise to $32.6, the closing share price on 29 January, a day before Microsoft presented its unsolicited offer to Yahoo! [25 Apr 2008]
Conway focuses on business app benefits - not Ellison
News PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway in a speech on Thursday talked up enterprise software and made only a veiled reference to a rival's hostile bid for his company. He also spoke about the potential benefits of PeopleSoft's... [20 Jun 2003]
PeopleSoft extends customer refund plan
News PeopleSoft has restarted a customer refund programme that is designed to counter the negative effects of Oracle’s ongoing hostile buyout bid on its sales. Maintaining healthy sales is a critical part of PeopleSoft’s... [27 Aug 2003]
