Europe blesses Oracle-PeopleSoft union
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European antitrust regulators ruled Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last regulatory hurdle in the protracted and sometimes tumultuous battle.
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European stock markets rose strongly as traders breathed a sigh of relief over the largely successful landmark elections in Iraq.
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PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors has approved a takeover deal from Oracle worth around $10.3 billion, ending a bitter takeover attemptthat started more than a year ago and creating a major software maker.
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Larry Ellison&#39;s software maker Oracle yesterday got the green light from a US federal judge for its US$7.7 billion takeover of smaller rival PeopleSoft, sending PeopleSoft shares up 15 per cent.
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OCTOBER 26, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - As expected, the European Commission announced today that it has ruled that Oracle Corp. can proceed with its hostile acquisition attempt of PeopleSoft Inc.
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The European Commission is set to clear the $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid by Oracle for rival software group PeopleSoft in a move that is likely to pave the way for the creation of a new US software giant.
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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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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has confirmed that it wants to reach a decision on Oracle Corp.âs hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. before the end of October, prompting speculation that it will approve the merger.
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European Union competition authorities are expected Tuesday to clear unconditionally US firm Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover of business software rival PeopleSoft, sources say.
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European equity markets surged higher on Thursday in their best day since the bull market began in March 2003 as stocks shook off news of a EU4.9bn fraud at French bank Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale.
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During the Ryder Cup, European nations put aside historical rivalries and stand united for their shared team.
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Mergers &amp; acquisitions activity drove European stock markets to their highest level in more than six years on Tuesday morning.
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Oracle is getting good at jumping legal hurdles. Tuesday the European Commission announced it won&#39;t block Oracle&#39;s proposed hostile takeover of PeopleSoft.
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Oracle Corp. won European Union approval for its hostile $7.7 billion takeover offer for PeopleSoft Inc., removing the last regulatory hurdle to the bid.
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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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EURO UNION antitrust regulators have given the thumbs up for Oracle to carry on with its hostile $7.7 billion bid to buy PeopleSoft.
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Having reaped the benefits of 18 months of uncertainty over the make up of the enterprise applications market as a result of the Oracle/PeopleSoft merger battle, SAP AG maintains it has no worries even though the two have now agreed to merge.