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Google-DoubleClick: Tough sell in EU

November 21, 2007 The search giant will have a tricky time getting what it wants as trustbusters on the other side of the Atlantic dig into the planned $3.1 billion merger. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., ad serving, merger, Latham & Watkins, antitrust, SEM, Google Inc., Europe, European Union, online advertising, acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., concern, U.S., attorney, search engine

Oracle-Siebel antitrust review gets extension

October 25, 2005 Extension comes as Department of Justice requests additional information in connection with the deal. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., antitrust, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, connection

PeopleSoft CEO vows to keep up the fight

September 21, 2004 In the shadow of Oracle, an upbeat Craig Conway seeks to sooth customers at PeopleSoft's annual convention. TAGS: Craig Conway, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, business management, antitrust, middleware, IBM Corp., CEO, acquisition

Oracle makes 'final' bid for PeopleSoft

February 4, 2004 The business software maker increases its hostile offer for rival PeopleSoft to $26 per share, raising the overall value of the acquisition purse to $9.4 billion. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., stockholder, shareholder, offer, bid, Larry Ellison, antitrust, acquisition, software company, CEO

Justice Department staff opposes Oracle bid

February 11, 2004 Antitrust division lawyers recommend filing suit to block Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft, indicating that Oracle may face a serious setback in its embattled bid for its rival. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., setback, bid, antitrust, decision, recommendation, lawyer, department, Larry Ellison, buyer, rival, SAP AG, acquisition, agency

Oracle rests case as antitrust trial winds down

July 2, 2004 An economist says the merger would aid competition. Papers show IBM looking nervous. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., ISV, IBM Corp., antitrust, SAP AG, bid, argument, merger, acquisition, R&D, professor, software company, trial, document, database

Oracle outlines case for antitrust fight

March 1, 2004 Company co-President Charles Phillips argues that "to compete, we'll need the economies of scale" that a PeopleSoft buyout would bring. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, midsize business, buyout, antitrust, acquisition, software company, Microsoft Corp.

DOJ: Big three rule corporate market

June 10, 2004 PeopleSoft customer, IBM support government's case that competition is too limited to allow Oracle's acquisition plan. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Lawson Software Inc., American Management Systems, SAP AG, Verizon Communications, antitrust, business software, trial, IBM Corp., business application, supplier, attorney, acquisition, database, Microsoft Corp.

PeopleSoft reports near-miss first quarter

April 22, 2004 The company's $62 million profit is just below the consensus estimate released by Thomson First Call. Investor scrutiny is inevitable in the face of Oracle's hostile tender offer. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Craig Conway, Thomson First Call, Oracle Corp., profit, earnings, antitrust, acquisition

Oracle gets its way, finally

December 15, 2004 A year and a half of rancor, posturing and courtroom testimony comes to an end as PeopleSoft agrees to be acquired. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., bid, merger, Larry Ellison, margin, antitrust, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

SAP to defend Oracle bid in letter

March 9, 2004 The German software maker has its own interests at stake in the merger battle: The acquisition of PeopleSoft would leave it with one less competitor to worry about. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, letter, business application, spokesman, antitrust, interest, software company, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

EU approves Oracle-Siebel merger

December 22, 2005 With the last major antitrust hurdle cleared, the deal now awaits SEC approval. First-quarter closing expected. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., commission, PeopleSoft Inc., merger, enterprise software, antitrust, European Union, acquisition

PeopleSoft's 'better plan' leaves customers cold

July 28, 2004 Missteps in the merger with J.D. Edwards may open the door for Oracle. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, buyout, shareholder, SAP AG, antitrust, acquisition, software company

Oracle ups PeopleSoft offer to $24 per share

November 1, 2004 Bid's value rises to $8.8 billion in what Oracle says is its "best and final offer." TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., pill, Oracle Corp., offer, shareholder, antitrust, expert, coverage, acquisition

For Oracle, a range of acquisition targets

June 22, 2004 CEO Larry Ellison says software makers Siebel and BEA are on the company's wish list. TAGS: Larry Ellison, deposition, Lawson Software Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, BEA Systems Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., trial, antitrust, software company, CEO

Oracle eyes quick PeopleSoft resolution

May 14, 2004 Oracle's Charles Phillips says the company should know fairly soon, following its appeal of a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust ruling, whether it can pursue its PeopleSoft takeover attempt. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., application server, takeover, appeal, antitrust, MySQL, BEA Systems Inc., database, acquisition, resolution, programming, conference, open source, server

U.S. to block Oracle bid for PeopleSoft

February 27, 2004 Antitrust authorities say they'll go to court to block Oracle's proposed purchase of rival software company PeopleSoft, but Oracle vows to challenge the decision. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., back-office, Oracle Corp., lawsuit, business process, bid, merger, antitrust, enterprise, supplier, acquisition, U.S.

EU seeks longer review of Oracle deal

November 18, 2003 update European antitrust regulators announce that they're extending their review of Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft into an in-depth second phase. TAGS: antitrust, Oracle Corp., Honeywell International Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., merger, commission, business application, phase, regulator, RDBMS, European Union, bid, decision, effect, acquisition, database

No clear-cut winner in Oracle antitrust trial

July 2, 2004 Barely hidden agendas, dense economic analysis and emotional customer testimony make case tough to call. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., testimony, trial, SAP AG, merger, enterprise software, antitrust, Judge, acquisition, analysis, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle to call on Microsoft in antitrust battle

March 2, 2004 The software maker wants information from archrival Microsoft to help defend against a Justice Department lawsuit--no small irony, given its actions during Redmond's own tangle with the feds. TAGS: Oracle Corp., midsize business, PeopleSoft Inc., antitrust, business application, SAP AG, Larry Ellison, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, acquisition, software company, San Francisco