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ISoft Says Yes To IBA Takeover Bid
News After almost a year of uncertainty for IBA Health, iSoft's shareholders have "overwhelmingly" approved the Australian e-health group's £166m takeover offer. The takeover will make IBA the world's fourth largest e-health group.
[October 5, 2007, 8:23]
Oracle Boosts PeopleSoft Bid
News Oracle has raised its takeover bid for PeopleSoft to $19.50 per share, valuing the software company at $6.3bn (£3.73bn). Edwards filed suit against Oracle, saying the takeover bid "tortiously interfered" with its deal with PeopleSoft.
[June 18, 2003, 12:46]
EC Approves Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger
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 obstacle out of the way...
[October 26, 2004, 15:45]
PeopleSoft Profits Higher Than Expected
News The software company, target of a 16-month hostile takeover bid from Oracle, reported a third-quarter profit before certain charges of $62m, or 17 cents a share, on revenue of $699m. In its takeover dance with Oracle, PeopleSoft pulled out some...
[October 22, 2004, 9:40]
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]
Oracle Could Raise PeopleSoft Price
News Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison on Tuesday left the door open to raising the share price offer in its hostile takeover bid for competitor PeopleSoft. Oracle earlier this month launched its hostile takeover bid to acquire PeopleSoft for $5.1bn...
[June 25, 2003, 13:52]
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]
IBA Re-enters ISoft Takeover Fray
News Australian e-health group IBA has re-entered the tug of war for UK software company iSoft with a revised takeover bid. Allco Equity Partners (AEP) has agreed to become a "significant cornerstone shareholder" should the takeover be concluded...
[August 22, 2007, 9:25]
EC Delays Oracle Ruling Till June
News European antitrust regulators aren't expected make a final decision on Oracle's $9.4bn takeover bid for PeopleSoft until at least mid-June. The Department of Justice filed suit to try to block Oracle's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft.
[May 5, 2004, 17:10]
PeopleSoft Fails To See All Oracle Emails
News PeopleSoft has failed to persuade a court to fully open up Oracle email and documents relating to Oracle's hostile takeover bid for its business software rival. At the moment, excerpts from the internal Oracle communications form part of the...
[September 5, 2003, 9:50]
PeopleSoft Shells Out $70m Fighting Oracle
News PeopleSoft offered a glimpse at the price of blocking Oracle's hostile takeover bid in a regulatory filing Monday. PeopleSoft also disclosed in its regulatory filing that another defence against a takeover, its controversial customer assurance...
[August 10, 2004, 9:45]
Deadline Extended For Selling PeopleSoft Shares
News Oracle has extended the deadline for tendering shares in its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. Companies launching hostile takeover bids frequently extend the deadline for tendering shares until they collect more than 50 percent of the...
[July 4, 2003, 8:06]
Oracle Will Not Swallow 'poison Pill'
News Oracle's hostile takeover bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft will expire 7 July, but Oracle expects to extend the offer, according to the formal offer filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[June 9, 2003, 14:51]
PeopleSoft: Oracle's Bid Is Not Enough
News PeopleSoft has formally rejected Oracle's $5.1bn (about £3.1bn) hostile takeover bid, saying the deal not only raises antitrust issues, but "dramatically undervalues" the company. Oracle made a hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft just days after...
[June 12, 2003, 14:38]
The Chief Has Gone, But The Battle Continues
News Is PeopleSoft's founder and long-time chief executive back at the helm to accept Oracle's takeover bid, or to dig in for a long-term battle? Conway, who served as one of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's top lieutenants before departing for PeopleSoft...
[October 5, 2004, 11:20]
BT Shares Rise Amid Takeover Talk
News Shares in BT rose by 5 percent on Friday after it was reported that the telco could be the subject of a £20bn takeover bid. These could be used to pay off any debts run up as part of a successful takeover bid.
[March 3, 2006, 14:25]
Oracle Lays Hostile Bid Before EC
News The filing activates a 30-day deadline for antitrust regulators to determine whether to allow its takeover bid to go through or seek a more in-depth review. If the commission determines that it wants a closer look at the takeover bid, it can move...
[October 15, 2003, 9:05]
John Warnock Interview: Adobe's CEO Talks To ZDNet
News At a time when our stock was down and we were focusing on restructuring, [Quark's takeover bid] was a real nuisance. He speaks frankly about Quark's failed takeover bid, his plans to launch a portal Web site, open source, and just like the...
[July 23, 1999, 13:33]
A Year Ago: Adobe's Chief Exec Talks To ZDNet
News At a time when our stock was down and we were focusing on restructuring, [Quark's takeover bid] was a real nuisance. He speaks frankly about Quark's failed takeover bid, his plans to launch a portal Web site, open source, and just like the...
[July 26, 2000, 7:09]
Oracle Courts Reluctant PeopleSoft
News Mon 7 July Oracle's chairman says he does not know if he will increase his company's hostile takeover bid Fri 4 July Oracle has given PeopleSoft shareholders another two weeks to accept its takeover bid
[June 23, 2003, 12:23]
