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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]
Yahoo! strategy to avoid takeover
News has adopted a shareholder rights plan to deter a hostile takeover, the company said last night. s shares have plunged nearly 90 percent from their one-year high, possibly making the company an attractive takeover candidate for a company seeking to...
[March 2, 2001, 8:34]
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]
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]
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]
Adobe's Macromedia takeover clears final hurdle
News Adobe's multi-billion dollar takeover of rival software developer The takeover was announced on 18 April this year, when Adobe chief executive Bruce Chizen promised that it would yield cost savings. Macromedia has received regulatory clearance, and...
[December 2, 2005, 13:15]
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]
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]
Corel shareholders to vote on takeover
News Software maker Corel announced on Friday that it has set a date for shareholders to vote on a takeover plan. If the takeover is approved, Vector would run Corel as a privately held company. The Ottawa-based company said in a statement that the...
[July 28, 2003, 11:50]
Hutchison 3G denies Phones 4U takeover rumours
News Reports that third-generation mobile phone licence holder Hutchison 3G is planning a multi-million pound takeover of the Phones 4U chain were denied by the company on Monday. Speaking to ZDNet News, a company spokesman insisted that no such...
[December 17, 2001, 12:44]
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]
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]
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]
Dell finalises offer for takeover of Perot Systems
Blog The takeover of Perot has created a new business arm called Dell Services, which will provide IT services to customers, and extend Dell's reach into technology hosting, consulting, and application outsourcing, among other segments.
[November 4, 2009, 10:56]
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]
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]
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]
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]
