Federal Judge Clears Oracle's Bid for Rival
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Judge ruled that the Justice Department erred in seeking to block Oracle's proposed takeover of PeopleSoft, giving a boost to Oracle's efforts to snare its rival. -The Washington Post
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A federal judge may have sent a gift  to all merger-minded U.S. executives when he rejected the  government's request to block Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O bid for  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O last week.
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Less than two weeks after US District Judge Vaughn Walker gave Oracle an important victory over the Justice Department, PeopleSoft Inc.
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Oracle Corp. prevailed Thursday in an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department attempting to block the Redwood Shores company&#39;s $7.
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A federal judge has ruled that Oracle can proceed with its bid to acquire PeopleSoft, saying that the merger would not stifle competition in the market.
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EUROPEAN antitrust regulators have cleared Oracle to pursue its hostile $US7.7 billion bid to buy PeopleSoft, but the legal breakthrough wasn&#39;t expected to end the stalemate between the bitter business software rivals.
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Investor's Business Daily - A long-awaited ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has cleared the way for Oracle   to proceed with its &#36;7.7 billion hostile bid to buy rival PeopleSoft  .
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Oracle Corp., the world&#39;s second-largest software firm, made what it called its last and best offer for rival PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday in a takeover battle that has now raged for almost a year and a half.
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European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday cleared Oracle Corp.'s hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., removing one of the last major hurdles to the contested takeover proposal.
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NEW YORK, October 26  - Oracle Corporation (ORCL.NAS) has received the antitrust approval from the European Union, for its hostile $7.
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STRASBOURG, France/SAN FRANCISCO  - The European  Commission on Tuesday approved Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O proposed  $7.7 billion hostile takeover of rival business software  company PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, clearing the last antitrust  hurdle to the deal.
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The Oracle Corporation has taken control of PeopleSoft, ending an 18-month fight and making Oracle the world&#39;s second-largest maker of business-management software.
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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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PeopleSoft Inc. capitulated to Oracle Corp., accepting a sweetened $10.3 billion takeover offer to end an 18-month battle that pitted PeopleSoft against its investors and led to the ouster of its chief executive.
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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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_ Oracle Corp. finally scooped up bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a nasty feud with a $10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry.
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Judge rejects Justice Department charges, allowing Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft to continue.