Investors in step, Oracle moves closer
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With PeopleSoft&#39;s stockholders tendering more than 60 percent of shares, Oracle&#39;s takeover bid looks poised for success. By Associated Press.
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Deal moves closer to completion, but is still subject to shareholder approval.
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Oracle announced late Tuesday that 75 percent of PeopleSoft investors have tendered their shares, giving it a controlling stake in the company but falling short of the level needed for a speedy close to the deal.
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SAN FRANCISCO Shares of Oracle, the software maker, were up more than 7 percent in late trading Wednesday, a day after the company said its first-quarter earnings rose 16 percent on strong demand for its flagship database programs.
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U.S. stocks to watch on Monday: ORACLE  CORP. ORCL.O, PEOPLESOFT INC. PSFT.O:
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When I bought shares of Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) last week, my thesis was that the company would continue growing its cash flows substantially, boosting enterprise value and, therefore
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Members of the Oracle Applications User Group at this week's Connection Point 2004 said Oracle has made strides by rolling out new support tools and processes, but has more work to do to make their jobs easier.
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq has been climbing recently, spurred by some of the usual suspects, such as Google. But Oracle results and prospects for chip makers also inspired confidence among IT investors this week.
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To hear Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) tell it, PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) users, as well as its stockholders, are becoming more comfortable with -- or at least resigned to -- the idea of Oracle's proposed acquisition of the enterprise software company.
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With PeopleSoft stocksholders reportedly tendering some 60 percent of the company&#39;s shares, Oracle is pressing forward with its proposed hostile takeover.
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NEW YORK - Oracle announced early Saturday morning that more than 60% of PeopleSoft investors had tendered their shares to the company, letting Oracle continue its fight in the takeover battle for PeopleSoft, a battle that has lasted 17 months to date.
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Oracle, which is in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt of rival PeopleSoft, on Monday raised its offer for the smaller software company by $3 per share to $24 per share.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Bolstered by investors, Oracle Corp. appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. unless its rival becomes more profitable and proves it's worth more than the $9.2 billion bid currently on the table.
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Takeover battle likely to drag on as Oracle faces other obstacles in merger quest.
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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oracle is increasing the stakes in its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. Oracle has increased its cash offer for PeopleSoft shares from 21 dollars a share to 24 dollars a share.
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Wall Street was poised for a higher open on Friday, lifted by positive news from the technology sector, including higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a stock buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
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Yesterday, Oracle said 75 percent of PeopleSoft shareholders tendered their shares. That officially puts Oracle in charge, moving it closer to closing the contentious $10.3 billion deal.