Face-off over PeopleSoft
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With a major hurdle out of the way but a few more tough ones up ahead, Oracle&#39;s bid to buy PeopleSoft could boil down to one question: What price is right?
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The standoff between Oracle and PeopleSoft is once again at an impasse, as PeopleSoft's board refuses to sell the company at the price Oracle has offered, and Oracle refuses to raise its bid.
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Oracle Corp.&#39;s $24-a-share hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. heated up anew yesterday as tonight&#39;s deadline for stockholders to offer their shares for sale approached.
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TO the casual observer, Oracle v. PeopleSoft, the case unfolding in Delaware Chancery Court, is just the latest round in an ugly and long takeover fight between two software giants.
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PeopleSoft Inc. said it&#39;s willing to discuss a bid by Oracle Corp. at the ``right&#39;&#39; price, the first time officials have raised the possibility of ending the companies&#39; 16-month takeover fight.
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At PeopleSoft Inc.'s Connect 2004 conference in San Francisco next week, the software vendor is expected to face questions from users about its ability to fend off Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid and remain independent.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2004  - Embattled ERP software vendor PeopleSoft Inc. last week refused to capitulate in its long-running battle with potential purchaser Oracle Corp.
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Two of the largest institutional holders of PeopleSoft shares are taking opposite positions on Oracle&#39;s latest takeover bid, indicating that the battle for control of the company is still far from over.
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PeopleSoft's CEO fires back at rival, saying it's wrong about his stock transactions. Both companies scramble ahead of Friday deadline.
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SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 22: Peoplesoft Inc will push ahead with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corpâs $7.
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Oracle Corp.'s takeover tug-of-war with rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. intensified Tuesday as two shareholders who own nearly 20 percent of PeopleSoft's stock indicated they are prepared to line up on opposite sides of the battle lines.
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Oracle&#39;s acquisition of PeopleSoft will create a bigger competitor for Microsoft and put one of the Redmond company&#39;s largest industry partners in the hands of a rival.
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A PeopleSoft director testified on Tuesday that he would be open to considering Oracle's $7.7 billion offer. But, PeopleSoft executives said the company remains opposed.
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No one can envy the position of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) executives as they enter their annual Connect user conference this week. Last year's show was dominated by speculation over Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) hostile takeover bid for the company -- a prospect they hoped would be squelched by this year.
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PeopleSoft's board is willing to talk about a deal if the price is right.
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The PeopleSoft director who has been leading the defense of the software company's anti-takeover measures said Tuesday the company's board is willing to talk about a deal with rival Oracle.
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The battle for the heart and soul of PeopleSoft is going down to the wire, with major shareholders split as to what the company should do.