3Com Acquisition Under Investigation
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A U.S. Department of Treasury committee is reviewing the proposed acquisition of networking vendor 3Com by Bain Capital and Huawei Technologies.
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Wireless chip company Broadcom Corp.  said on Monday that federal securities regulators had launched a formal investigation of its stock option practices.
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The European Commission has opened an investigation into the planned acquisition of ContentGuard Holdings by Microsoft and Time Warner.
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Federal officials investigating stock-options backdating at Broadcom Corp. are looking into allegations that former Chief Executive Henry Nicholas III used hard drugs and hired prostitutes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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L-3 Communications Holdings Inc., the world&#39;s second-biggest maker of bomb detectors, agreed to buy the marine controls unit of CAE Inc.
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The pending sale of International Business Machines Corp.'s personal-computer business to a Chinese company will be investigated by the Bush administration to determine whether the deal threatens national security, according to administration and congressional sources.
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By Virgil Larson, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  May 25--DENVER -- Level 3 Communications Inc. is eyeing China as a market for the network and services it now sells across the United States and much of Europe.
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Wireless chip company Broadcom Corp.   said on Monday that federal securities regulators had  launched a formal investigation of its stock option practices.
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Sales up, but not enough for Wall St 3Com fell short of Wall Streetâs expectations when it unveiled its third quarter results yesterday.â¦
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3Com announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Siemens Business Services to provide service and support to 3Com enterprise customers.
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A deal for Bain Capital Partners and China&#39;s Huawei Technologies to buy 3Com is on hold because the companies were unable to come to agreement with the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) about&#160;security concerns.The three companies have withdrawn their joint filing with CFIUS, although they remain committed to continued discussions, they announced Wednesday.The proposed $2.2 billion deal, announced in September, raised security concerns because of networking giant Huawei&#39;s close ties with the Chinese government. Under the proposed deal, Bain would have gotten an 83.5 percent stake in 3Com and Chinese networking giant Huawei Technologies would have gotten the remaining piece. CFIUS, part of the U.S. Department of Treasury, is investigating whether the investment by Huawei poses a risk to U.S. national security after Bain voluntarily submitted the deal for review in October.&quot;We are very disappointed that we were unable to reach a mitigation agreement with CFIUS for this transaction,&quot; Edgar Masri, president and CEO of 3Com, said in a statement. &quot;While we work closely with Bain Capital Partners and Huawei to construct alternatives that would address CFIUS&#39; concerns, we will continue to execute our strategy to build a global networking leader.&quot;Among the critics of the deal was U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter, a Michigan Republican. Huawei&#39;s stake in 3Com, which markets intrusion detection systems, would &quot;gravely compromise&quot; U.S. national security, he said in a House floor speech in October. The U.S. Department of Defense uses 3Com intrusion detection products, and Chinese hackers have targeted the agency, McCotter said.The companies had argued that Bain Capital, based in Boston, would have a controlling interest in 3Com. &quot;Bain Capital will be able to make all operational decisions for the company, to set budgets, to spend money, to make investments, and to hire and fire personnel,&quot; 3Com said in an October filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. &quot;Huawei will not have any control over the operation of the business.&quot;
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The real issue users need to keep their eyes on is will these three companies be able to leave well enough alone. How other companies have handled past acquisitions might provide some insight into how these company mergers and their products will fare long term.
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BAE Systems says it has found out that it is being investigated by the UK's Serious Fraud Office.
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Federal officials investigating  stock-options backdating at Broadcom Corp.  are looking  into allegations that former Chief Executive Henry Nicholas III  used hard drugs and hired prostitutes, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Friday.
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Networking hardware and software maker 3Com Corp. said Monday that it agreed to buy TippingPoint Technologies Inc. for $430 million in cash in a move to strengthen its security offerings for business customers.
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3Com Corp. today announced an agreement worth approximately $1.9 million with privately held Tresnet AB, Sweden, to supply Voice Core eXchange (VCX) V7000 IP Telephony Voice Systems and Services for an initial
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com Corp. posted a narrower net loss in its latest quarter amid a sharp drop in operating expenses. For the fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 27, the maker of computer-networking equipment