EU backs Oracle&#39;s bid for PeopleSoft
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STRASBOURG/SAN FRANCISCO - The European Commission on Tuesday approved Oracle Corp.&#39;sproposed US$7.7 billion ($11 billion) hostile takeover of rival business software company PeopleSoft Inc.
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The European Commission on Tuesday cleared Oracle&#39;s (ORCL) hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival business-software maker PeopleSoft (PSFT), lowering the last antitrust hurdle to the contested deal.
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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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PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors has approved a takeover deal from Oracle worth around $10.3 billion, ending a bitter takeover attemptthat started more than a year ago and creating a major software maker.
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Amid reports that the European Commission is poised to approve Oracle&#39;s proposed takeover of PeopleSoft, a spokesperson for the European Union said Friday that the EU&#39;s competition commissioner, Mario Monti, would like to finish the case before he leaves
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American software giant PeopleSoft remained defiant against Oracle&#39;s hostile $9.2billion (Â£5billion) bid yesterday despite PeopleSoft shareholders backing the offer over the weekend.
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Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire PeopleSoft for about $10.3 billion, the companies said this morning.
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In one of Competition Commissioner Mario Monti&#39;s final acts before he retires at the end of the week he has officially approved Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover of PeopleSoft.
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â¢ 2004-11-22 â¢ Oracle has won a key victory in its battle to acquire PeopleSoft, with PeopleSoft&#39;s investors agreeing to sell Oracle 60 per cent of PeopleSoft&#39;s outstanding shares.
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EURO UNION antitrust regulators have given the thumbs up for Oracle to carry on with its hostile $7.7 billion bid to buy PeopleSoft.
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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- After months of wrangling, Oracle said Monday that it has signed a merger agreement to buy rival business software maker PeopleSoft.
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The European Commission gives US software giant Oracle the green light for its takeover of US rival Peoplesoft.
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Yesterday, the European Commission, the regulatory arm of the European Union, approved your proposed $7.7 billion takeover bid of business software maker PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT).
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With a decision that surprised few who have followed the saga, the European Commission said today it has cleared the way for Oracle Corp.
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PeopleSoft board of directors might not be supporting it, but almost 60% of the shareholders have given their support to the Oracleâs bid to take over PeopleSoft.
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The European Union's competition commissioner is ready to allow Oracle to proceed with its $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, people close to the case said Friday
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The European commission yesterday approved Oracle Corp&#39;s proposed $7.7bn hostile takeover of rival software company PeopleSoft, clearing the last competition hurdle to the deal.