PeopleSoft fate left to shareholder vote
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The PeopleSoft board has rejected Larry Ellison &quot;best and final&quot; $8.8 billion hostile takeover offer, leaving the Oracle chief executive with no choice but to appeal directly to PeopleSoft shareholders.
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Oracle Corp. notified Delaware's Court of Chancery of plans to drop a lawsuit pending there against PeopleSoft Inc. if PeopleSoft shareholders reject Oracle's tender offer. The notification is a sign that Oracle is serious about its current offer being the final one.
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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 Inc does not believe Oracle Corp will back away if shareholders refuse what Oracle has stated is its last and best offer, and it is taking steps to engage in a proxy war next spring if need be.
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A ruling that allows Oracle to proceed with its bid for PeopleSoft appears to have done nothing to soften PeopleSoft's resolve to remain independent.
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By Richard Waters in San Francisco and Paul Taylor in New York. PeopleSoft succumbed to a sweetened $10.3bn (Â£5.22bn) takeover offer from Oracle yesterday, putting an end to a bitter 18- month battle that
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In the final days before shareholders decide on Oracle's takeover bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft,  PeopleSoft is bracing for the worst. Oracle officials say they won't know until shortly before a  Nov. 19 deadline if a majority of PeopleSoft shareholders support the &#36;8.8 billion offer.
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Reflecting the uncertainty that has always swirled around Oracle's hostile bid for control of PeopleSoft, two major PeopleSoft shareholders have reached opposite conclusions about how to cast their votes on Oracle's buyout offer.
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PeopleSoft's board might have finally blinked. The business-software maker, facing a 16-month takeover siege from rival Oracle, has canned the CEO who bitterly opposed the deal and lost crucial regulatory support in its bid to stay independent.
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The Wall Street rumor mill is working overtime, spinning off speculation about how soon a decision will be announced in the US government lawsuit aimed at blocking Oracle&#39;s (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) proposed takeover of PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq
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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. Investors continue to bet today that most PeopleSoft shareholders will back Oracle&#39;s nine-point-two (b) billion-dollar takeover bid for its bitter rival.
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In the final days before shareholders decide on Oracle&#39;s takeover bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft (PSFT), Oracle (ORCL) is scrambling for votes, and PeopleSoft is bracing for the worst.
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Software maker PeopleSoft is girding itself for a proxy battle as part of its 17-month takeover battle with Oracle, indicating it fears its shareholders are tempted to sell to its rival.
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The great debate over the impact of Oracle's hostile takeover of PeopleSoft has all the big industry analyst organizations weighing in. However, in most of the analysis one group's opinion seems to have been overlooked: that of PeopleSoft users.
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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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InfoWorld - PeopleSoft's Board of Directors voted Wednesday to recommend that its stockholders reject Oracle's takeover offer of &#36;24 per share. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison quickly responded, saying the offer is final and that it is now up to PeopleSoft's shareholders to make a determination.
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Two of PeopleSoft's largest shareholders indicated Tuesday that they would split on supporting Oracle's &#36;8.8 billion takeover bid for its business software rival, plunging the deal into uncertainty.