Oracle to Pay $10.3 Billion to Acquire PeopleSoft
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Dec-14-2004 - After an emotional and often bitter 18-month battle, PeopleSoft Inc. agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp.
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Oracle Corp.  said on Thursday it would buy Hyperion Solutions Corp.  for $3.3 billion to boost its position in the fast-growing market for tools to help executives analyze business performance.
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Oracle Corp. , the largest database software maker, said on Thursday it would buy Hyperion Solutions Corp.  for $3.3 billion to boost its position in the fast-growing market for performance management software.
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It has agreed that the company should be sold to Oracle for $26.50 a share, roughly $10.3 billion, $1.5 billion more than Oracle&#39;s now-famous &quot;best and final&quot; offer.
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Oracle expects to close its $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft on Friday and said it is moving quickly to merge the two companies' operations.
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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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Oracle made its âbest and finalâ offer of $24 per share of PeopleSoft today (November 1). The all-cash offer values PeopleSoft at $9.
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It&#39;s an early Christmas for Oracle Corp.âand PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders. The two companies announced early Monday morning a definitive merger agreement whereby Oracle will acquire PeopleSoft for $26.50 per share, or $10.3 billion.
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As Oracle embarks on one of the software industry's largest acquisitions in history with its $10.3 billion purchase of PeopleSoft, it needs to show it can chew what it has bitten off.
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As Oracle Corp. pushes forward with its hostile bid to acquire rival enterprise software maker PeopleSoft Inc. for $7.7 billion, it is also sizing up further acquisition
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PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday agreed  to a sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker  Oracle Corp., relenting after a 18-month takeover saga that  included the ouster of PeopleSoft's chief executive.
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Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, the world's  second-largest business software maker, on Wednesday forecast  2005 and 2006 earnings above Wall Street estimates, helped by  its $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft.
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The Oracle Corporation announced early yesterday that it would acquire PeopleSoft for $10.3 billion, ending a bitter takeover fight that had lasted more than 18 months.
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Oracle has agreed to acquire business intelligence software vendor Hyperion for $3.3 billion
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Even as it works to clear the last hurdles of its $10.3 billion takeover of PeopleSoft, Oracle is working to decide how best to execute on the merger and handle customer requests.
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Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile bid to acquire rival enterprise software maker PeopleSoft Inc. for $7.7 billion is set to continue for a bit longer.
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NEW YORK -- Oracle Corp. , the world's top database software maker, is near an agreement to buy Hyperion Solutions Corp. , which makes software that lets companies analyze and track their performance, for about $3 billion, The New York Times said yesterday in its online edition.