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Google-YouTube merger clears antitrust review
November 6, 2006
Google gets OK to move forward with its $1.65 billion acquisition of video-sharing site.
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SBC closes AT&T acquisition
November 18, 2005
Starting Friday SBC Communications will be called AT&T, as SBC closes the books on its $16.9 billion acquisition.
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High-tech megamergers: Still make sense?
September 20, 2005
If most big tech combinations fail to deliver, author Steve W. Martin asks, why does management think they'll succeed?
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MCI acquires Totality
August 3, 2005
Long-distance giant continues to acquire companies even as it prepares its mega merger with Verizon.
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FTC allows Google-DoubleClick merger to proceed
December 20, 2007
In a 4-1 vote, regulators give their blessing to the controversial union, despite outcry from competitors and privacy advocates.
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AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion
March 5, 2006
The combined company would generate about $130 billion in sales and serve nearly 70 million local phone customers.
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Convergence to spur tech deals, analysts say
May 31, 2006
Companies are under pressure to meet demand for products that mix computing, broadcast and telecom technologies, analyst firm says.
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Verizon closes book on MCI merger
January 6, 2006
The saga of Verizon's $8.44 billion buyout of long distance carrier MCI finally ends. The CEO prepares to depart.
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On antitrust, is Google the next Microsoft?
July 23, 2007
Google is facing opposition to its DoubleClick deal in what could be a repeat of the way Washington punished Microsoft a decade ago.
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Larry's war: Oracle vs. SAP
April 4, 2005
The rivalry is nothing new, but Ellison's acquisition strategy is infusing it with new vigor--and may redefine an industry.
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Oracle sweeps up Siebel
September 13, 2005
Siebel's 12 years of independence comes to an end in the form of a $5.8 billion buyout.
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EU extends review of Google-DoubleClick merger
November 13, 2007
European Commission's decision to take a deeper look at the proposed merger potentially puts the $3.1 billion deal at risk.
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Year in review: Software vendors sate their big appetites
December 16, 2005
Makers of enterprise applications had merger mania this year, adding heft to already large players.
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U.K. cable company taps Comcast for new CEO
December 16, 2005
Amid merger talks with Virgin Mobile, NTL grabs Stephen Burch for his experience in acquiring AT&T Broadband.
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Adobe under construction
August 29, 2005
newsmaker CEO Bruce Chizen talks up the impending merger with Macromedia and what comes next for Flash.
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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.
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Commentary: Pros and cons of a Microsoft-Yahoo mashup
May 4, 2007
Reports of a potential merger are intriguing, says Forrester's Charlene Li, but could the giants really get along as one?
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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.
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Phillips closes Siebel's last picture show
October 19, 2005
Oracle's president, hoping to entice Siebel customers to stick around post merger, laid out the "end game" of Project Fusion.
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Oracle cuts merger-cost estimates
July 1, 2005
In SEC filing, Oracle said it will spend less than originally expected on merging its operations with those of PeopleSoft.
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