PeopleSoft Softens Opposition to Oracle Merger
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There was a twist in Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft earlier this week when a PeopleSoft director testified in court that he would be open to discussions about a merger.
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PeopleSoft has remained defiant in the long-running hostile takeover bid by Oracle, despite &#39;over 60%&#39; of its shareholders coming down in favour of its rival.
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Senior executives at business software group PeopleSoft have once again spurned a takeover bid from Oracle Corp, even after the latter announced it had control of more than 60 percent of PeopleSoft&#39;s shares.
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PeopleSoft finally gave in yesterday and accepted a $10.3bn (Â£5.4bn) takeover proposal from its larger rival Oracle, ending a pursuit that has lasted 18 months and has been marked by bitter personal insults and a series of courtroom battles.
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AN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10 - The federal court ruling issued Thursday that allows Oracle to proceed with its hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft removes a major roadblock to the merger.
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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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PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead  with a new marketing alliance with IBM and other initiatives  despite a recent court ruling that bolstered Oracle Corp.'s  $7.7-billion hostile bid to acquire the company, PeopleSoft's  CEO said on Tuesday.
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PeopleSoft Inc., which is fighting a hostile takeover bid from Oracle Corp., on Tuesday announced an alliance with IBM that may help ease the worries of potential customers.
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WASHINGTON : Senior executives at business software group PeopleSoft have once again spurned a takeover bid from Oracle Corp, even after the latter announced it had control of more than 60 percent of PeopleSoft&#39;s shares.
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After 18 months of conflict, a friendly merger deal has been struck between Oracle Corp. and PeopleSoft Inc. after the former raised its &quot;final&quot; offer by 10 per cent.
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A federal judge has ruled that Oracle can proceed with its bid to acquire PeopleSoft, saying that the merger would not stifle competition in the market.
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Business software maker  PeopleSoft Inc. on Saturday said its board again rejected  Oracle Corp.'s $9.2 billion tender offer, remaining defiant a  day after most of its shares were tendered to Oracle.
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Oracle Corp.&#39;s takeover tug-of-war with rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. intensified Tuesday as two shareholders who own nearly 20 percent of PeopleSoft&#39;s stock indicated they are prepared to line up on opposite sides of the battle lines.
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Despite a clear-cut show of support among its shareholders to accept Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid, PeopleSoft&#39;s board is digging in for a fight.
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As Oracle Corp. pushes forward with its hostile bid to acquire rival enterprise software maker PeopleSoft Inc. for $7.7 billion, it is also sizing up further acquisition
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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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Oracle Corp. raised its takeover offer for PeopleSoft Inc. by 14 percent to $8.8 billion, increasing the pressure on the smaller software company to give up its 17-month fight against the bid.