Shareholders OK Palm Ownership Change
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- As expected, shareholders of struggling Palm Inc. approved Wednesday the partial sale of the company to a private equity firm and a change in the board's makeup.
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Shareholders in Abbey National PLC voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the bank&#39;s acquisition by Santander Central Hispano of Spain.
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Communications regulators said on  Thursday they had approved the buyout of radio operator Clear  Channel Communications Inc by two private equity firms.
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Palm Inc.  will sell a 25-percent stake to Elevation Partners, a Silicon Valley private equity firm, for $325 million, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.
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Mobile computer maker Palm Inc.  on Monday said it will sell a 25 percent stake to private equity firm Elevation Partners for $325 million, and said it will pay $9 in cash to stockholders.
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FortuNet Inc., which makes wireless gaming machines for casinos and other gambling establishments, won approval from the State Gaming Control Board to become an operator of mobile gambling devices, a company spokesman said Thursday.
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By Associated Press  Faced with mounting competition in the smart-phone market, Palm Inc. is selling a quarter of its company to a private equity firm to arm itself with new leadership, most notably the former technical guru behind the iPod.
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Dow Jones & Co Inc  shareholders voted to approve a $5.6 billion buyout by News Corp  on Thursday, giving Rupert Murdoch control of one of the world's most influential newspapers, the Wall Street Journal.
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NEW YORK -- Shareholders of Dow Jones & Co. gave final approval Thursday to a $5 billion bid from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to acquire the media company, the final step needed before one of the world's most influential newspapers, The Wall Street Journal, changes hands.
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Palm OS merchant PalmSource is buying mobile phone ISV China MobileSoft (CMS) in a $22.6 million stock deal to tap into the huge Chinese market and the growing popularity of Linux.
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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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Dow Jones & Co Inc shareholders voted  to approve a $5.6 billion buyout by News Corp on Thursday,  giving Rupert Murdoch control of one of the world's most  influential newspapers, the Wall Street Journal.
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Smartphone maker Palm Inc. is consulting with investment bankers on its strategic options, including the prospect of selling the company, seeking investment from venture capitalists, or making an acquisition of its own, according to a report in the The Wall Street Journal.
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Oracle Corp. early Wednesday declared that it had won control of PeopleSoft Inc. after stockholders tendered about 75 percent of the outstanding shares of the Pleasanton, Calif.
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Faced with mounting competition in the smart-phone market, Palm Inc. is selling a quarter of its company to a private equity firm to arm itself with new leadership, most notably the former technical guru behind the iPod.
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InfoWorld - One of the main attractions of Palm&#39;s business was its software expertise, according to private-equity firm Elevation Partners, which plans to&#160;acquire about 25 percent of the struggling mobile device maker.
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Software giant Oracle has finally taken control of rival PeopleSoft after an 18-month takeover battle. Wednesday, Oracle said that 75% of PeopleSoft shareholders have tendered their shares.