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Takeover boosts Lastminute's capacity
News In a statement, Brent Hoberman, chief executive of Lastminute.com, claimed that the two companies were complementary, and that the takeover would help his firm to offer new services to customers. Lastminute.com, which will issue 14.5 million shares...
[April 8, 2002, 17:22]
Oracle takeover spooks Siebel customers
News Oracle’s takeover of Siebel, announced on 12 September, has sparked fears within the UK Siebel user community that support will be dropped, maintenance costs will increase and they will be forced to adopt Oracle’s CRM products.
[September 19, 2005, 15:40]
Yahoo! strategy to avoid takeover
News has adopted a shareholder rights plan to deter a hostile takeover, the company said last night. s shares have plunged nearly 90 percent from their one-year high, possibly making the company an attractive takeover candidate for a company seeking to...
[March 2, 2001, 8:34]
Vodafone 'planning Tiscali takeover'
News The Sunday Telegraph reported that Vodafone has identified Tiscali as a possible takeover target, as part of a push to expand its product offering. Speculation is growing that Vodafone is preparing to buy one of the UK's fixed-line...
[April 24, 2006, 13:45]
iWon completes Excite.com takeover
News IWon, the new owner of Excite.com, said it has migrated data and online traffic to its Web servers, completing a takeover of the portal assets acquired in the Excite@Home bankruptcy. With the takeover completed, iWon changed its corporate identity...
[December 28, 2001, 15:47]
Dell finalises offer for takeover of Perot Systems
Blog The takeover of Perot has created a new business arm called Dell Services, which will provide IT services to customers, and extend Dell's reach into technology hosting, consulting and application outsourcing, among other segments.
[November 4, 2009, 10:56]
Bertelsmann plans Napster takeover
News German media and publishing giant Bertelsmann may be planning to launch a takeover bid for Napster, the MP3 file-sharing company that is still deeply mired in copyright disputes. In an interview with German newspaper Die Welt, Bertelsmann's chief...
[April 5, 2002, 17:35]
Legal victory for Oracle opens way for PeopleSoft takeover
News In reaction to the ruling, Oracle called for PeopleSoft to drop the defences it had erected against the takeover attempt. A federal judge handed Oracle a victory on Thursday, ruling that the company's acquisition of software rival PeopleSoft would...
[September 10, 2004, 9:50]
France Telecom tipped for Cable & Wireless takeover
News Speculation is growing that UK telecommunications operator Cable & Wireless (C&W) could be the subject of a multi-billion pound takeover bid. France Telecom denied the report, with a spokesman describing it as "pure fantasy", and some observers...
[June 20, 2005, 11:30]
Skype silent on eBay takeover rumour
News VoIP pioneer Skype was refusing to comment on Thursday on claims that it is in talks with eBay over a possible takeover. This popularity has attracted the attention of many of the world's largest companies; Intel recently teamed up with Skype, and...
[September 8, 2005, 14:40]
JBoss takeover 'good for customers'
News Customers are likely to benefit from Red Hat's takeover of JBoss, according to analysts, who have also warned that the acquisition does carry several risk factors. This move came after months of speculation that JBoss was a likely takeover...
[April 11, 2006, 10:25]
Energis, Colt Telecom shares rise on takeover speculation
News Is Energis (EGS: quote ) ripe for a takeover? Colt Telecom (CTM: quote ) also rose on speculation of a takeover, with shares up 25 at 1,872p. The speculation alone has been enough to lift the company's share price Monday and Tuesday, as rumours...
[November 2, 1999, 11:35]
Scoot.com denies takeover rumours
News UK online directory service Scoot.com has denied it is in takeover talks with France's Vivendi, throwing cold water on a rumour that has contributed to a surge in dot-com shares this week. After first refusing to comment on the takeover report...
[September 6, 2000, 7:50]
NTL's takeover of Virgin Mobile is agreed
News Cable operator NTL has completed its takeover of Virgin Mobile, creating the UK's first 'quadruple-play' telecoms operator. The two companies announced on Tuesday morning that NTL will pay a total of £962.4m for Virgin Mobile.
[April 4, 2006, 10:10]
Mannesmann voting on Vodafone takeover offer
News Mannesmann, Germany's second-largest telephone operator, is to vote Thursday on a takeover bid by Vodafone AirTouch (quote: VOD), the world's largest mobile phone service provider, according to reports from Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg.
[February 3, 2000, 15:28]
Report: Orange fails in T-Mobile takeover bid
Blog Orange tried but failed to negotiate a takeover of T-Mobile UK, according to a report in The Observer. The report suggests that an offer from Orange was rebuffed by T-Mobile's parent company, Deutsche Telecom.
[June 2, 2009, 13:27]
Corel shareholders to vote on takeover
News Software maker Corel announced on Friday that it has set a date for shareholders to vote on a takeover plan. If the takeover is approved, Vector would run Corel as a privately held company. The Ottawa-based company said in a statement that the...
[July 28, 2003, 11:50]
Was FUD the aim of Oracle's PeopleSoft takeover talk?
News Oracle is suing PeopleSoft in Delaware's Court of Chancery to eliminate anti-takeover defences including a "poison pill" agreement designed to keep the company independent. Jarvis' email, sent before the hostile takeover was revealed on June 6...
[October 7, 2004, 8:50]
Time's Tiny takeover signals high street battle
News UK computer retailer Time's takeover of collapsed rival Tiny is likely to lead to a high street battle with Dixons and its PC World chain by this summer. Tiny was put into receivership earlier this week, and was almost immediately snapped up by...
[January 31, 2002, 14:44]
Adobe's Macromedia takeover clears final hurdle
News Adobe's multi-billion dollar takeover of rival software developer The takeover was announced on 18 April this year, when Adobe chief executive Bruce Chizen promised that it would yield cost savings. Macromedia has received regulatory clearance, and...
[December 2, 2005, 13:15]
