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Level 3 to buy Global Crossing for $3bn

...3 Communications said on Monday it will buy Global Crossing in a stock swap valued at $3bn. With the combination, Level 3 will operate networks... Read more

11 April, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Telefonica, China Unicom in $1bn stock swap deal

The stock swap and business collaboration agreement will give China Unicom a foothold in... Read more

7 September, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Stock-swap programme costs Microsoft millions

Microsoft's stock-option exchange programme has cost the company over $600m, but profits remain healthy in its client and information worker units Read more

9 February, 2004 by Ina Fried

PeopleSoft reveals JDE merger detail

PeopleSoft has disclosed financial details regarding its contentious acquisition of J.D. Edwards Read more

24 July, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

Media Metrix merges with Jupiter

...Metrix and Jupiter Communications said Tuesday they will merge in a $414m stock swap deal that creates a one-stop Web statistic shop. Under the... Read more

27 June, 2000 by Larry Dignan

i2 and Aspect ink largest software deal ever

...Technologies announced on Monday that it would acquire Aspect Development in a stock swap valued at $9.3bn (£5.7bn). It didn't take long... Read more

13 March, 2000 by Larry Dignan

Phone.com buys Onebox.com for $850M

...was announced that Phone.com will buy Onebox.com in a straight stock swap valued at $850m. The company said the takeover, which provides unified... Read more

14 February, 2000 by Larry Dignan

USA Networks to buy Lycos

In a complex three-way stock swap, Lycos announced today that it will merge with Ticketmaster Online-City... Read more

9 February, 1999 by Larry Dignan

US Report: BMC bags Boole & Babbage

...Nasdaq: BMCS) agreed Monday to buy Boole & Babbage (Nasdaq: BOOL) in a stock swap valued at $900 million (£533 millionn). Officials said earnings would be... Read more

2 November, 1998 by Eric Fleming

At Home buys Excite in $6.7bn deal

...Inc. surged Monday after the companies said they were merging in a stock swap valued at about $6.7bn (£4.08bn), dwarfing AOL's acquisition... Read more

19 January, 1999 by Larry Dignan

Secret's out - Borland buys Visigenic

Borland International Inc. will acquire tool-maker Visigenic Software Inc., in a stock swap worth about $149 million Read more

18 November, 1997 by Margaret Kane

On2 shareholders challenge Google deal

...not immediately respond to requests for comment. Under the terms of the stock swap, which was announced earlier this month, each share of On2 will... Read more

13 August, 2009 by Steven Musil

Google buys video compression firm On2

...compression company, for $106.5m (£62.7m). Under the terms of the stock swap, each share of On2 will be exchanged for $0.60 worth... Read more

6 August, 2009 by Larry Dignan

IDPixie LLC's partner, and inventor, Mr. Jeffrey Ice's white papers- Part 9

...Merchant Online, Inc., MOL, that had bought them from him in a stock swap before I met Mr. Jeffrey Ice. In 2000, I negotiated with... Read more

29 January, 2007

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...Google money on the spot — at 2 percent of market cap, the stock swap pushed the share price up five points, and you have no... Read more

13 October, 2006

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