PeopleSoft shareholders seen waiting on Oracle bid
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The success of Oracle Corp&#39;s (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) $8.8 billion hostile takeover bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc.
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BOLSTERED by investors, Oracle appears set to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft, unless its rival proves it is worth more than the $US9.2 billion ($11.7 billion) bid currently on the table.
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A majority of PeopleSoft (PSFT) shareholders are expected to support Oracle&#39;s (ORCL) takeover bid when they tender shares Friday night.
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Software maker PeopleSoft is girding itself for a proxy battle as part of its 17-month takeover battle with Oracle, indicating it fears its shareholders are tempted to sell to its rival.
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special coverage Assuming Oracle will win its antitrust suit, traders are scooping up PeopleSoft options.
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He says he will walk away if the majority of shareholders don&#39;t themselves sell to Oracle by Nov. 19. By Rick Whiting. PeopleSoft&#39;s fate is in the hands of its shareholders.
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UNDATED The Wall Street Journal reports PeopleSoft is getting ready for a proxy fight at its annual meeting next spring over the Oracle takeover bid.
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Reflecting the uncertainty that has always swirled around Oracle Corp.'s hostile bid for control of PeopleSoft Inc., two major PeopleSoft shareholders have reached opposite conclusions on how to cast their votes on Oracle's buyout offer.
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Oracle yesterday extended its controversial bid for enterprise resource software provider PeopleSoft, while both companies await the final judge&#39;s ruling in the Department of Justice (DoJ) anti-competition case.
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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- As the deadline for what Oracle Corp. has called its &quot;best and final&quot; offer for PeopleSoft Inc. looms, two of the unwilling takeover target&#39;s top shareholders were split Tuesday on whether to back the $9.2 billion bid.
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Oracle Corp. Friday said 61  percent of PeopleSoft Inc. shares were tendered for its  $24-a-share offer, strengthening Oracle's hostile bid position  as it waits to see if PeopleSoft's board will remove the final  barrier to a deal.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- PeopleSoft Inc. is trying to create a party-like atmosphere at its annual customer conference, but this week's gathering may feel more like a wake with rival Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid looming larger than ever.
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The two companies are waiting for a hearing in Delaware next week when a judge will hear evidence from PeopleSoft regarding why its board rejected Oracle&#39;s latest bid of $24 a share.
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While it waits for a federal court to rule on its hostile bid for PeopleSoft, Oracle (Quote, Chart) is keeping the deal in play. The database giant extended its previously announced tender offer of $21 for
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PeopleSoft customers are unlikely to switch to a new software supplier following the company&#39;s acceptance of Oracle&#39;s $10.3bn takeover bid, say analysts.
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Spooked by souring market sentiment and months of internecine verbal jousting, PeopleSoft has adopted a conciliatory line to shareholders that it will not sell them short and is willing to wait until Oracle Corporation&#39;s unsolicited offer hits the right
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Oracle is in merger talks with other technology companies as it awaits the outcome of its $9.2 billion hostile takeover attempt for rival PeopleSoft.