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EC suspends Oracle probe

...announced on Monday that their decision on whether to challenge Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft has been suspended until the database maker provides additional... Read more

12 January, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle lays hostile bid before EC

...Tuesday officially submitted its notification papers to the European Commission concerning its hostile bid for PeopleSoft. The filing activates a 30-day deadline for antitrust... Read more

15 October, 2003 by Dawn Kawamoto

Attorneys begin mammoth PeopleSoft task

...000 customers, competitors and consultants in their antitrust review of Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft, CNET News.com has learned. For now, the review... Read more

12 August, 2003 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle asks court for more time

...the database maker engaged in "unfair business practices" when it launched its hostile bid for the company. "PeopleSoft has been and is being materially damaged... Read more

29 July, 2003 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle faces formal antitrust scrutiny

...US Department of Justice on Monday, as federal regulators formally investigate its hostile bid for PeopleSoft for possible antitrust issues. The database-software giant needs... Read more

1 July, 2003 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle approaches antitrust deadline

...receive word by Monday on whether federal antitrust regulators will let its hostile bid for PeopleSoft jump over regulatory hurdles. The US Department of Justice... Read more

30 June, 2003 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle courts reluctant PeopleSoft

...is acquired PeopleSoft outlook defies expectationsWed 2 July Disruption from Oracle's hostile bid has failed to dent PeopleSoft's second-quarter earnings, the company... Read more

23 June, 2003 by ZDNet UK

Oracle extends PeopleSoft investor deadline

...deadline on Thursday for PeopleSoft investors to tender their shares in its hostile bid to acquire its business software rival. The offer, which was set... Read more

27 August, 2004 by Alorie Gilbert

PeopleSoft shells out $70m fighting Oracle

...would still need to remove PeopleSoft's "poison pill," which makes a hostile bid cost-prohibitive by releasing more shares into the market. Oracle also... Read more

10 August, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

Early acceptance runs risks for PeopleSoft shareholders

PeopleSoft investors who tendered their stock to Oracle when its hostile bid stood at $26 (£14.22) a share will find the only... Read more

10 June, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle intensifies pressure on PeopleSoft

Oracle's new bid for its rival will force PeopleSoft to respond Read more

5 February, 2004 by Dawn Kawamoto

Oracle still trying for PeopleSoft

...it is not uncommon to see such deadlines pushed back in a hostile bid, as acquiring companies try to collect more than 50 percent of... Read more

13 October, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

PeopleSoft head exchanges fire with Ellison

...war of words in his company's battle to fend off a hostile bid from rival Oracle. At PeopleSoft's customer conference, Conway told the... Read more

16 September, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

PeopleSoft draws out upgrade deadlines

...rival Oracle's promise to support customers for 10 years if its hostile bid is successful Read more

15 September, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

Oracle again extends PeopleSoft bid

...deadline is the fourth extension Oracle has announced since it launched its hostile bid for PeopleSoft in early June. But it is not uncommon to... Read more

5 September, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

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