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Fiorina grilled over key conversation
News The 19 March conference call centred on the topic of getting Deutsche Bank to switch its stance to favouring HP's proposed merger with Compaq in a crucial shareholder vote that same day. Hewlett is suing HP, where he is a board member, to block...
[April 26, 2002, 7:32]
HP has 'arrived where it needs to be'
News HP chief executive Carly Fiorina said on Tuesday that her company has completed the transition following its massive merger three years ago and now needs only to deliver on existing strategies to stimulate growth.
[December 8, 2004, 7:50]
Summer fling turns into deal for HP, Compaq
News On Tuesday, HP and Compaq spoke about the merger plans, and executives gloated that despite months of discussion, the announcement came off with no press leaks. Serious talks about the PC industry's biggest merger in years began with a phone call...
[September 5, 2001, 14:46]
HP declares victory in Compaq merger
News Over the past several months, there has been a groundswell of support from customers, partners and shareholders who are favorable toward the merger as they examine its strategic rationale," Compaq chief executive Michael Capellas said.
[March 20, 2002, 8:36]
Houston, we have a merger
News HP chief executive Carly Fiorina claimed victory in that contest, although merger opponent Walter Hewlett has not conceded defeat. Separately, HP chief executive Carly Fiorina reached out to HP's employees, who have been sharply divided over the...
[March 21, 2002, 8:35]
HP merger chief resigns
News Hewlett-Packard reported on Tuesday that executive vice president Jeff Clarke, the man credited with leading the company's $19bn merger with Compaq, has resigned. During his time spearheading one of the largest merger in the history of the computer...
[November 25, 2003, 15:50]
HP reaps rewards of CEOs past and present
News Last quarter, one of its most successful since the merger, HP's operating margin was 6.9 percent. HP also has more negotiating heft than it did before the merger. HP's stock has outperformed the Dow Jones index, the Nasdaq, the S&P 500 and the...
[September 4, 2006, 12:35]
Merger may hinge on Compaq chief's journal
News HP issued a statement late on Tuesday, saying Hewlett's attorney had ripped Capellas' writing "out of context" and that subsequent testimony would show that Capellas was "confident" of the merger and its potential for success.
[April 24, 2002, 13:59]
Compaq to run new HP in Asia
News Earlier on Thursday, HP named 150 post-merger senior executives for its global operations. Paul Chan will head Hewlett-Packard in Asia-Pacific should its merger with Compaq Computer succeed. In the coming weeks, both companies are expected to...
[April 4, 2002, 11:56]
HP-Compaq merger: communication is key
News We're quite pleased with our performance," said Clarke, who has shed his role as Compaq's chief financial officer and is now executive vice president of merger integrations at the new HP. He shares the role with Webb McKinney, who headed HP's sales...
[September 3, 2002, 6:27]
Failed HP-Compaq merger would be painful
News Hewlett was merely echoing some of the concerns critics have been expressing since HP chief executive Carly Fiorina announced the merger in September. The Commission's chief complaint about the HP-Compaq deal so far is that the merger would allow...
[November 12, 2001, 12:50]
HP: The feast is in the trimmings
News So far, HP has measured the success of its merger in large part by its headway in cutting costs. The first step, which took place just after the merger closed, was making sure that HP was getting the lowest price that either premerger HP and...
[December 5, 2002, 13:43]
Focus shifts to Compaq vote
News On Tuesday, HP chief executive Carly Fiorina claimed that the companies' proposed merger won approval by a "slim but decisive" margin, but Walter Hewlett, leader of the opposition, wasn't ready to concede.
[March 20, 2002, 15:08]
Hewlett blasts HP-Compaq integration
News Opening arguments began in Delaware on Tuesday in the HP versus Hewlett trial, with the lawyer for dissident shareholder Walter Hewlett displaying a host of internal emails contending that the proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer...
[April 24, 2002, 7:32]
Packard Foundation against HP-Compaq
News Over the coming weeks, we'll continue to provide additional information to shareowners about the merger, and we believe they will increasingly understand its benefits," an HP representative said. The foundation holds a roughly 10 percent stake in...
[December 10, 2001, 8:56]
Hewlett family to oppose HP-Compaq deal
News If they fall on the side of the Hewlett family, it would be highly unlikely that the merger would go through," he said, adding that the merger does not help HP overcome its chief problem of being concentrated in too many diverse, low-margin...
[November 7, 2001, 8:55]
HP, Compaq: What's in a name?
News The name on the chassis will be Hewlett-Packard, but many of the computers coming from HP in the future will likely bear Compaq Computer bloodlines -- if the merger goes through, that is. The success of the merger will depend in part on how...
[March 11, 2002, 8:59]
CIO who merged HP and Compaq dies
News While HP was able to do a good deal of computer systems integration during its pre-merger planning, other aspects of merging the two companies' systems remained a longer-term project. Asked whether the merger was a dream or a nightmare, Napier told...
[October 15, 2003, 15:10]
HP explains Hewlett ousting
News In addition to soliciting proxies in an effort to derail the proposed $20bn merger, Hewlett has irked HP by releasing details of board discussions on salary negotiations with HP chief executive Carly Fiorina and Compaq chief executive Michael...
[April 3, 2002, 11:55]
Compaq scores two mammoth contracts
News Blackmore believes the deals not only provide revenue, but also show faith that Compaq's merger with HP makes sense. But product lines are in limbo, particularly with the vocal opposition to the merger that some fear could leave Compaq and HP...
[December 20, 2001, 14:45]
