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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]
IBA completes iSoft takeover
News The saga of IBA Health's acquisition of iSoft has now been concluded, following the completion of legal manoeuvres which allow the takeover to go ahead. The announcement comes after months of stop-start negotiations over the acquisition that saw...
[October 31, 2007, 8:44]
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. Such a deal would costs upwards of £20bn, making it easily the biggest ever takeover of a British company.
[March 3, 2006, 14:25]
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]
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]
Adobe gets shareholder OK for Macromedia takeover
News Adobe took another step towards completing its takeover of digital media company Macromedia on Wednesday, after both company's shareholders approved the deal. Adobe launched its takeover of Macromedia in April with an all-stock deal worth $3.4bn...
[August 25, 2005, 12:55]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Adobe's Macromedia takeover clears final hurdle
Talkback "Adobe's multi-billion dollar takeover" honestly, these days its a common thing, you make it sound like a lot, when in fact it was only a couple of bn. I was actually thinking yesterday to myself, as I am ever increasingly turning to free products...
[December 2, 2005, 18:09]
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]
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]
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]
3G excesses fuel O2 takeover rumours
News The vast sums of money spent by O2 on 3G mobile licences at the start of the decade make it a tempting takeover target today, according to analysts, but not just because of the potential of 3G services.
[September 1, 2005, 17:00]
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]
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]
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]
Freeserve in possible takeover talks
News Shares in maverick UK Net giant Freeserve (quote: FRE) soared Wednesday as the pioneering ISP announced it is in talks that may lead to a takeover. Sources said the discussions could -- as with previous talks -- come to nothing.
[November 22, 2000, 11:33]
