Oracle poised to pounce on PeopleSoft
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BOLSTERED by investors, Oracle appears set to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft, unless its rival proves it is worth more than the $US9.2 billion ($11.7 billion) bid currently on the table.
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As OracleÂ digests its PeopleSoftÂ purchase and prepares to officially launch its combined operations next week, the company is in the process of a mass layoff expected to cut thousands of jobs.
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Oracle's attempt to buy rival software producer Peoplesoft hangs in the balance as investors consider its $9.2bn takeover offer ahead of Saturday's deadline.
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Persistence might eventually pay off for Oracle in its year-and-a-half-long bid for PeopleSoft, but the deal could come at a high price.
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Finally! After 18 months, PeopleSoft Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. for $26.50 a share in cash, or around $10.3 billion, after rebuffing several offers and being taken to court for instituting a controversial takeover defense.
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Oracle may yet prevail, but not because its target is surrendering. Digging in for a long fight is more likely. When PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors fired Chief Executive Craig Conway on Oct. 1, Wall Street
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Investors bet that now that PeopleSoft has fired Conway, the way is paved for a friendly deal. That was how most Wall Street analysts summed up Oracle&#39;s chances of finally acquiring rival software maker PeopleSoft
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Oracle Corp. moved closer to victory in its $8.8 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc.
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It looks as though the European Commission is getting ready to permit  Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) US&#36;7.7 billion hostile takeover bid of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT). The ruling, which has been  widely anticipated after a similar consideration in the United States also  paved the way for Oracle's takeover, is expected to be handed down before the  end of October.
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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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Despite a clear-cut show of support among its shareholders to accept Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid, PeopleSoft&#39;s board is digging in for a fight.
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The European Commission is expected today to approve US-based enterprise software firm Oracle&#39;s hostile take-over of rival PeopleSoft.
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Investors following Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile takeover battle with PeopleSoft Inc. got plenty of information to digest this week, including bold predictions
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Bolstered by investors, Oracle Corp. appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. unless its rival becomes more profitable and proves it&#39;s worth more than the $9.2 billion bid currently on the table.
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NOVEMBER 01, 2004  - The end may be in sight in the ongoing saga of Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile takeover bid for embattled competitor PeopleSoft Inc.
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Oracle Corp is likely to win clearance  from the European Commission for its hostile $7.7 billion  takeover of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc., a source close  to the situation said on Friday.
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SAN FRANCISCO Oracle Corporation appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of rival PeopleSoft. To fight the takeover, PeopleSoft will have to become more profitable and prove it&#39;s worth more than