UPDATE 2-Judge likely to extend Oracle/PeopleSoft case
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A Delaware judge on Wednesday said he likely would need to hear additional testimony before ruling on Oracle Corp.&#39;s (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research
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Oracle&#39;s hostile bid to acquire rival enterprise software maker PeopleSoft for $7.7bn (Â£4.3bn) is set to continue for a bit longer.
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Oracle&#39;s proposed takeover of Peoplesoft has hit another barrier. A Delaware judge has delayed his final ruling over Peoplesoft&#39;s poison pill defence, saying that he needs to hear more evidence.
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Investors continued to bet Friday that most PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders will back Oracle Corp.'s &#36;9.2 billion takeover bid for its bitter rival, further extending a bruising battle that already has dragged on for more than 17 months.
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The second and final week of a Delaware court trial relating to Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. turned into an extended negotiating session between the two sides. Oracle executives criticized PeopleSoft's business in an apparent attempt to drive down PeopleSoft's selling price, while PeopleSoft rewrote for the sixth time the controversial "customer assurance program" (CAP) that could significantly increase Oracle's acquisition costs.
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A federal judge has ruled that Oracle can proceed with its bid to acquire PeopleSoft, saying that the merger would not stifle competition in the market.
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Oracle Corp. was not the only beneficiary of a federal judge's ruling late Thursday that it could proceed with its &#36;7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for software rival PeopleSoft Inc. Yesterday, the stock prices of numerous software firms surged during widespread speculation that the antitrust ruling could spark a wave of consolidation in the industry.
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Business software maker  Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) said on Thursday it extended again its &#36;7.7 billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O), to Sept. 10, as it awaits a U.S. District Court judge's ruling on whether the takeover attempt can move forward.
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With the future of its $7.7 billion takeover attempt of PeopleSoft Inc. resting in the hands of a federal judge, Oracle Corp. is once again extending its tender offer for investors to tender their shares.
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Oracle Corp.  on Thursday said it had again extended its &#36;7.7 billion tender offer for all of the common stock of rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. , though it did not change the terms of its hostile takeover proposal.
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NEW YORK - The judge presiding over the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) attempt to block Oracle Corp.'s proposed takeover of rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. ruled in Oracle's favor on Thursday, removing one obstacle preventing the hostile acquisition.
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Oracle Corp. of Redwood Shores again extended its tender offer of $21 a share Thursday for Pleasanton software maker PeopleSoft Inc.
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The trial of Oracle Corp.'s attempt to upset PeopleSoft Inc.'s antitakeover measures will continue in December, the judge overseeing the case said Wednesday.
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While Oracle Corp. awaits a judge&#39;s decision on whether it can continue in its quest to acquire PeopleSoft Inc., the company faced a setback in an unrelated case.
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Oracle will continue its pursuit of PeopleSoft this week, asking a judge to dismantle one of the last obstacles to a deal.
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PeopleSoft Inc. said Tuesday it is extending a money-back guarantee program that it says is designed to protect customers in the event of a takeover by its rival software maker Oracle Corp.
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After a three-month trial a US Federal Court judge has ruled that Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile pursuit of bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc.