mergers & acquisitions

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• Logitech Breaks Into Videoconferencing

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The company has agreed to pay $405 million for LifeSize Communications, a start-up that makes high-definition videoconferencing equipment.
  6 hours ago

• Europe’s Challenge to Oracle Deal Has Deep Roots

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The E.U. issued formal objections, citing concerns that Oracle could slow the growth of an open-source database product called MySQL.
  10 hours ago

• At Opel, G.M. Executives Try to Mend Fences

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Fritz Henderson, chief executive of G.M., left, with Klaus Franz, the top labor leader at Opel, in the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim, Germany, on Tuesday.
  11 hours ago

• AMP May Itself Become Target In The Wake of AXA Asia Pacific Bid

  
  money-au.com.au — Authority: 128
  Shares of Australian wealth manager AMP surged over 4 per cent during Tuesdays trading session, driven by speculation that the company itself could be the target of a takeover, after launching an audacious $11 billion joint acquisition attempt with Paris based AXA SA for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (APH). Some ...
  21 hours ago

• Regulators square off over Oracle-Sun

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  The future of Oracles $7.4bn takeover of Silicon Valley rival Sun Microsystems is in doubt, after European and American regulators were left at loggerheads over the potential impact of the deal. Officials at the European Commission have said that their preliminary investigation into whether the deal would damage ...
  21 hours ago

• Dealbook: Barclays’ Remarkable Bargain

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Heads are still being scratched over the way Barclays managed to scoop up the remains of Lehman Brothers. Barclays, it turns out, cut itself a remarkably good deal.
  1 day ago

• U.S. and Europe Disagree on Sun-Oracle Deal

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The Justice Department said the deal would not be anticompetitive, a statement that disagreed with the European Union’s position.
  1 day ago

• Electronic Arts Plans to Cut 1,500 Jobs

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The video game company also announced that it had acquired Playfish, a start-up that makes online games.
  1 day ago

• Breakingviews.com: On the Other End of a Hostile Takeover

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Roger Carr of Cadbury is trying to dismiss Kraft’s offer, but it wasn’t too long ago that he was involved in a buyout by Centrica.
  1 day ago

• Buying One, Buffett Aims to Sell Off 2 Railroads

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  At the same time Berkshire Hathaway is planning its takeover of Burlington Northern, it is looking for an exit from two other railroad companies.
  1 day ago

• Australian Insurer Rejects Takeover Bid

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  AXA and the Australian asset management company AMP want to expand in Asia.
  1 day ago

• Google To Buy AdMob For $750M; The Display Play; In India

  
  MediaNama: Digital Media in India — Authority: 509
  Mobile is becoming a significant play for Google, and as the Android juggernaut conquers the world, Google has put the monetization piece into play with the acquisition of mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million; Google has been on the lookout for both big and small acquisitions, and this appears to be the ...
  1 day ago

• Google to Acquire AdMob for $750 Million

  
  NYT > Global Home — Authority: 142
  The acquisition will help the Internet search company to speed up efforts to develop more effective tools for creating and placing mobile ads on smart phones and other devices.
  1 day ago

• Cisco Extends Acceptance Period for Tandberg Bid

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The company said it was extending the offer period for its $3 billion bid for the Norwegian video conferencing company Tandberg by nine days to Nov. 18.
  1 day ago

• EA lands Playfish for up to $400m

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  London-based social gaming startup Playfish is celebrating after striking a $400m (£240m) deal to join the worlds biggest games publisher, Electronic Arts. After months of speculation over the possibility of a buyout, the Californian publisher announced today that it was acquiring the two-year-old company, which ...
  1 day ago

• Kraft Makes a Hostile Takeover Bid for Cadbury

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Kraft took its $16.3 billion bid for the British chocolate and chewing gum maker directly to shareholders after the Cadbury board rejected the offer as too low.
  1 day ago

• Kraft Makes $16.3 Billion Hostile Bid for Cadbury

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Kraft on Monday formally made a 9.8 billion ($16.3 billion) hostile bid for Cadbury, just ahead of a deadline imposed by British regulators. Cadbury said the bid undervalued the company.
  1 day ago

• Northrop Agrees to Sell TASC Consulting Unit

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Ronald D. Sugar, chief of Northrop, said the deal was good for shareholders.
  1 day ago

• Intense Review Is Expected for NBC Deal

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Comcast’s plan to gain control of NBC Universal, which is expected to be announced soon, is likely to be the first major test of the Obama administration’s media regulators.
  1 day ago

• AXA Asia-Pacific Rejects $10.2 Billion Breakup Plan

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The proposal would have left the Australian insurers Asian assets with its French parent, AXA, and its Australian assets with its rival AMP.
  1 day ago

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