Oracle Makes &#39;Final&#39; PeopleSoft Offer
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After much speculation that it would raise its bid yet again, Oracle Corp. Monday morning announced its latest offer for PeopleSoft Inc.
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PeopleSoft's Board of Directors voted Wednesday to recommend that its stockholders reject Oracle's takeover offer of $24 per share. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison quickly responded, saying the offer is final and that it is now up to PeopleSoft's shareholders to make a determination.
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PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday agreed  to a sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker  Oracle Corp., relenting after a 18-month takeover saga that  included the ouster of PeopleSoft's chief executive.
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UPDATED: Oracle (Quote, Chart) has upped its offer for PeopleSoft (Quote, Chart) to $24 per share, in what it called its final bid for the elusive enterprise applications company it has been trying to acquire since June 2003.
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PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday agreed  to a sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker  Oracle Corp., relenting after a 18-month takeover saga marked  by personal insults, courtroom battles and the ouster of  PeopleSoft's chief executive.
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Oracle today unveiled its &quot;best and final offer&quot; for PeopleSoft, promising to withdraw entirely from the long-running takeover battle if its $24 per share proposal is not accepted by 19 November 2004.
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Oracle has extended its $21-per-share tender offer to PeopleSoft&#39;s shareholders, which was due to expire this week. The new deadline is September 10th.
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Software maker PeopleSoft Inc. announced Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. in a $10.3 billion deal, ending one of the longest and nastiest takeover battles in recent corporate history.
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Oracle again extended its tender offer for PeopleSoft to Friday, Sept. 10 at midnight, Eastern Standard Time. Oracle is offering $21 per share or about $7.
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â¢ 2004-11-22 â¢ Oracle has won a key victory in its battle to acquire PeopleSoft, with PeopleSoft&#39;s investors agreeing to sell Oracle 60 per cent of PeopleSoft&#39;s outstanding shares.
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PeopleSoft Inc.  on Monday agreed to a sweetened &#36;10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker Oracle Corp. , relenting after a 18-month takeover saga marked by personal insults, courtroom battles and the ouster of PeopleSoft's chief executive.
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Oracle announced Monday that it has increased its PeopleSoft takeover bid to US$24 a share, calling the figure its &quot;best and final&quot; offer for its rival.
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Finally! After 18 months, PeopleSoft Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. for $26.50 a share in cash, or around $10.3 billion, after rebuffing several offers and being taken to court for instituting a controversial takeover defense.
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Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) presented its &quot;best and final offer&quot; for takeover prey PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) Monday.
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Editor&#39;s note: The following excerpts are from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison&#39;s press conference Monday announcing an agreement to acquire PeopleSoft.
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LARRY ELLISON, the chief executive of Oracle, has raised his offer to buy PeopleSoft by more than $1 billion, marking what could be the final salvo in a 17-month bidding war.
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PeopleSoft said it could accept a takeover bid from Oracle and now needs time to weigh on it. Oracle has been haunting PeopleSoft for 15 months with the possible bid of $7.