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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Morgan Stanley to EU: Whatever Larry Wants, Larry Gets, and Sun Is No Exception

ellison_sundog-150x1501For Oracle, whose acquisition of Peoplesoft and Siebel Systems cleared in Europe without conditions, news that the European Commission issued formal objections to its purchase of Sun was likely particularly galling. According to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Sun is already losing $100 million a month as it waits for regulatory approval, and judging from the price of the company’s stock today, it may be losing even more.

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Layoffs Begin at AOL

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

European Union Mulling Objection to Oracle-Sun Deal

ellison_sundogOracle CEO Larry Ellison is famous for his admiration of “The Art of War,” Sun Tzu’s sixth-century treatise on battle tactics. And the ancient wisdom has served Ellison well in Oracle’s long-running battle with SAP and its hostile bid for PeopleSoft. But it may get him in trouble when it comes to Oracle’s dealings with the European Commission and its inquiry into the company’s planned acquisition of Sun. The Financial Times reports that Oracle’s refusal to offer any concessions to European antitrust regulators may lead them to issue a formal complaint objecting to the deal.

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Thursday, October 25, 2007

BEA: The Price Ain’t Right

If Oracle, as it said in a letter to BEA Systems’ board Tuesday, truly has no interest in a long, drawn-out process to acquire the company, it best reach a little deeper into its wallet.
BEA Systems said this morning it is willing to consider Oracle’s takeover agreement, or one put forth by another potential purchaser, [...]

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Monday, October 15, 2007

How Would Monsieur Ellison Like His BEA Served? Mixed in a Bucket With Oracle’s Other Acquisitions?

Looks like we may be in for another PeopleSoft-esque takeover drama.
BEA Systems’ board formally rejected Oracle’s $17-per-share offer to acquire it last Friday, saying the company is trying to buy it on the cheap. “BEA is worth substantially more to Oracle, to others and importantly, to our shareholders than the price indicated in your letter,” [...]

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Friday, October 12, 2007

$6.66 Billion? 666 Must Be Larry Ellison’s Lucky Number …

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Oracle to BEA: Get in Mah Belly!

Carl Icahn’s recent appeals to BEA Systems management to discuss a possible sale of the company seem to have set Oracle’s salivary glands flowing. This week the CRM gourmand made an unsolicited $6.66 billion bid for the business-management software maker.

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John Paczkowski has been poking fun at the tech industry and the personalities that drive it since 1997. From 1999 to 2007, he wrote the award-winning tech news Web log Good Morning Silicon Valley for the San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley's daily newspaper. Read more »

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