EU set to clear Oracle&#39;s $8 bn bid for PeopleSoft
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The European Commission is set to clear the $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid by Oracle for rival software group PeopleSoft in a move that is likely to pave the way for the creation of a new US software giant.
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The European Commission today cleared the way for Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. removing one of the deal&#39;s few remaining hurdles.
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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has restarted its investigation into Oracle Corp.'s hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. and will issue its judgement by early November at the latest, it said on Thursday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Oracle is close to gaining approval from European Union regulators regarding its proposed takeover of PeopleSoft, according to the Financial Times on Friday.
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The European Commission has given the green light to the proposed Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft, European Union Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said Tuesday.
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US software giant Oracle&#39;s $9.2bn (Â£4.9bn) bid for rival Peoplesoft was hanging in the balance on Friday as investors pondered its takeover offer.
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PeopleSoft said it would review a ruling by the European Union that gave Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid the green light and stood by its position that the offer undervalues the company.
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Oracle has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoft for $26.50 (Â£13.79) per share, or about $10.3bn. The transaction has been approved by both companies&#39; boards of directors and is expected to close by early January.
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It looks like only relatively minor administrative tasks stand between the two companies becoming one. By TechWeb News. The European Union has approved Oracle&#39;s takeover of PeopleSoft, bringing the deal closer to completion.
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Peoplesoft agrees a $10.3bn takeover bid from rival business software firm Oracle, after an 18-month corporate battle.
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Software maker Oracle Corp.  ORCL.O on Wednesday said it will let PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O  shareholders decide for themselves whether to accept Oracle's  $8.8 billion hostile takeover bid after learning that  PeopleSoft's board of directors will reject it.
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The European Commission is set to give US software giant Oracle the go-ahead to take over arch-rival PeopleSoft in a $7.7 billion (4.
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LONDON: The European Commission is set to give US software giant Oracle the go-ahead to take over arch-rival PeopleSoft in a $7.7-billion deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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The European Commission has lifted the last anti-trust barrier to Oracle&#39;s proposed takeover of PeopleSoft, clearing the way for a possible proxy fight next year for control of the software company.
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The European Union's competition commissioner could be ready to allow Oracle to proceed with its $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft.
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BRUSSELS The European Union&#39;s competition commissioner, Mario Monti, intends to approve Oracle&#39;s $8 billion hostile takeover bid for the rival American software company Peoplesoft, largely because EU lawyers doubt they could successfully defend a
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The European Commission has resumed  its probe of Oracle's $7.7 billion hostile attempt to buy  PeopleSoft in a bid to complete approval before Competition  Commissioner Mario Monti leaves office, sources familiar with  the situation said on Thursday.