Europe blesses Oracle-PeopleSoft union
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European antitrust regulators ruled Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last regulatory hurdle in the protracted and sometimes tumultuous battle.
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The European Commission today cleared the way for Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. removing one of the deal&#39;s few remaining hurdles.
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European Union citizens are overwhelmingly happy with life -- and that's official.
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European stock markets started the week on an upbeat note as dealers responded positively to gains in New York and Asia and digested a flurry of company takeover news.
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European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday cleared Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc.
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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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The European Commission said it had approved unconditionally US business software firm Oracle's hostile takeover of rival PeopleSoft.
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The European Commission on Tuesday cleared Oracle's hostile &#36;7.7 billion bid for rival business-software maker PeopleSoft, lowering the last antitrust hurdle to the contested deal. "There is an absence of sufficient evidence of competitive harm," regulators said in a statement.
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After 18 months of conflict, a friendly merger deal has been struck between Oracle Corp. and PeopleSoft Inc. after the former raised its &quot;final&quot; offer by 10 per cent.
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European Union competition authorities are expected Tuesday to clear unconditionally US firm Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover of business software rival PeopleSoft, sources say.
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PeopleSoft finally gave in yesterday and accepted a $10.3bn (Â£5.4bn) takeover proposal from its larger rival Oracle, ending a pursuit that has lasted 18 months and has been marked by bitter personal insults and a series of courtroom battles.
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Oracle yesterday secured a $10.3billion (Â£5.34billion) takeover of rival software maker PeopleSoft, ending an 18-month battle that was among the most acrimonious in corporate history.
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Oracle proclaimed a symbolic victory Saturday after 61 percent of PeopleSoft stockholders accepted its $9.2 billion takeover offer.
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European Union antitrust regulators have cleared Oracle Corp&#39;s hostile $US7.7 billion ($A10.31 billion) bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc, removing one of the last major hurdles to the contested merger.
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STRASBOURG: The European Commission on Tuesday approved Oracle Corp.&#39;s proposed $7.7 billion hostile takeover of rival business software company PeopleSoft Inc.
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Oracle has taken official control of rival PeopleSoft following this week&#39;s decision by PeopleSoft shareholders to tender 75 percent of outstanding stock holdings to the US database and applications giant.
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European Union antitrust regulators cleared Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc.