items tagged with Mergers Acquisitions
Cisco ups offer for Tandberg to $US3.4 billion
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-16 14:38:00
Cisco has upped the price of its bid for global video company Tandberg from $US3.0 billion to approximately $3.4 billion after failing to secure acceptances from more than 10 percent of shareholder when the, already extended, deadline of its initial bid expired on 16 November.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-16 14:38:00
Cisco has upped the price of its bid for global video company Tandberg from $US3.0 billion to approximately $3.4 billion after failing to secure acceptances from more than 10 percent of shareholder when the, already extended, deadline of its initial bid expired on 16 November.
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HP targets data centres with $US2.7b cash offer for 3Com
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-11 17:57:01
HP is to purchase switch and router maker, 3Com, for $US2.7 billion in cash, a move that it says will "transform the networking industry" and "underscore its next-generation data centre strategy centre strategy built on the convergence of servers, storage, networking, management, facilities and services."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-11 17:57:01
HP is to purchase switch and router maker, 3Com, for $US2.7 billion in cash, a move that it says will "transform the networking industry" and "underscore its next-generation data centre strategy centre strategy built on the convergence of servers, storage, networking, management, facilities and services."
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Soul/TPG trying to buy Pipe Networks?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-05 23:05:15
Speculation is running high that SP Telemedia (Soul/TPG, ASX: SOT) is about to make a takeover offer for Pipe Networks (ASX: PWK). Both companies requested trading halts within minutes of each other on Wednesday 4 November and then requested suspension of their shares almost simultaneously on Friday 6 November.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-05 23:05:15
Speculation is running high that SP Telemedia (Soul/TPG, ASX: SOT) is about to make a takeover offer for Pipe Networks (ASX: PWK). Both companies requested trading halts within minutes of each other on Wednesday 4 November and then requested suspension of their shares almost simultaneously on Friday 6 November.
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Brennan acquires SCentral, signals more buying
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-03 20:16:49
Mid-market vendor, Brennan, has acquired IT services provider, SCentral in a deal which the company says will boost its revenues by 50 percent, extend its customer base and reach into Australian regional markets.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-03 20:16:49
Mid-market vendor, Brennan, has acquired IT services provider, SCentral in a deal which the company says will boost its revenues by 50 percent, extend its customer base and reach into Australian regional markets.
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Cisco buys set-top box arm of DVN, plans Chinese market assault
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-02 19:25:01
Cisco has announced plans to pay $US44.5m in cash for the set-top box business of DVN Holdings saying the move will further its vision for the global connected home. In particular it is eyeing a massive Chinese market for digital set-top boxes.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-02 19:25:01
Cisco has announced plans to pay $US44.5m in cash for the set-top box business of DVN Holdings saying the move will further its vision for the global connected home. In particular it is eyeing a massive Chinese market for digital set-top boxes.
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Cisco warns it might abandon bid for Tandberg
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-02 17:22:56
Cisco has given the first real indication that it may walk away from its $US3b bid for video technology company, Tandberg in the wake of minority shareholders rejecting Cisco's initial offer as being too low.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-02 17:22:56
Cisco has given the first real indication that it may walk away from its $US3b bid for video technology company, Tandberg in the wake of minority shareholders rejecting Cisco's initial offer as being too low.
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Icahn leaves Yahoo! board and takes a bath
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-10-27 01:53:50
Carl Icahn has quit from Yahoo!'s board of directors, and may have lost more than $US100 million on the company's shares. He became involved as a result of Microsoft's attempt to acquire Yahoo in 2008.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-10-27 01:53:50
Carl Icahn has quit from Yahoo!'s board of directors, and may have lost more than $US100 million on the company's shares. He became involved as a result of Microsoft's attempt to acquire Yahoo in 2008.
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OGS, Netregistry buy stake in TPP Internet
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-26 22:40:41
Netregistry's parent company, Online Growth Solutions (OGS) has acquired a controlling interest in domain name registrar, TPP Internet, by buying out one of TPP’s founding partners.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-26 22:40:41
Netregistry's parent company, Online Growth Solutions (OGS) has acquired a controlling interest in domain name registrar, TPP Internet, by buying out one of TPP’s founding partners.
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Adobe's overture to Omniture proves successful
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-25 16:13:29
Adobe's tender offer for Omniture shares was a success, with approximately 90% of Omniture's shares accepted for payment. The deal is worth approximately $US1.8 billion.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-25 16:13:29
Adobe's tender offer for Omniture shares was a success, with approximately 90% of Omniture's shares accepted for payment. The deal is worth approximately $US1.8 billion.
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WebSpy looks to acquire Marketboomer group
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-10 19:42:31
Australian-based Internet services provider, WebSpy, is set to acquire procurement and materials management system provider, Marketboomer, with its announcement that it has entered into share sale agreements for a full buyout of the Marketboomer Group.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-10 19:42:31
Australian-based Internet services provider, WebSpy, is set to acquire procurement and materials management system provider, Marketboomer, with its announcement that it has entered into share sale agreements for a full buyout of the Marketboomer Group.
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Compuware and Gomez come together in $259 million acquisition
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-07 23:36:03
Global software and IT services company, Compuware, has signed an agreement that will see it acquire privately-held Web applications provider, Gomez, in a $259 million cash deal expected to be completed in November.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-07 23:36:03
Global software and IT services company, Compuware, has signed an agreement that will see it acquire privately-held Web applications provider, Gomez, in a $259 million cash deal expected to be completed in November.
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SMS says acquisition will add $13 million in revenue
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-05 02:22:33
SMS Management & Technology has acquired specialist systems integration provider, Aipex, in a deal which SMS said today will add over $13 million in revenue and in excess of one million dollars in net profit after tax in the first year.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-05 02:22:33
SMS Management & Technology has acquired specialist systems integration provider, Aipex, in a deal which SMS said today will add over $13 million in revenue and in excess of one million dollars in net profit after tax in the first year.
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IBM closes SPSS deal
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-04 20:04:33
IBM has completed its billion-dollar acquisition of SPSS. The deal, which was originally struck in July, sees IBM pay $US50 a share for SPSS, a considerable premium to the company's market value at the time.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-04 20:04:33
IBM has completed its billion-dollar acquisition of SPSS. The deal, which was originally struck in July, sees IBM pay $US50 a share for SPSS, a considerable premium to the company's market value at the time.
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IBM closes SPSS deal
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-04 17:59:56
IBM has completed its billion-dollar acquisition of SPSS.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-10-04 17:59:56
IBM has completed its billion-dollar acquisition of SPSS.
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NewSat brands EWC takeover bid 'a sham' & demands its cancellation
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-18 03:07:30
Satellite services provider NewSat (ASX: NWT) has referred the dubious-looking takeover offer from EWC payments to the Takeovers Panel seeking a declaration of unacceptable circumstances on the grounds that the offer is a sham.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-18 03:07:30
Satellite services provider NewSat (ASX: NWT) has referred the dubious-looking takeover offer from EWC payments to the Takeovers Panel seeking a declaration of unacceptable circumstances on the grounds that the offer is a sham.
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Capgemini Australia acquires Nu Solutions
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-09-16 21:04:19
The local subsidiary of consulting and outsourcing giant Capgemini is set to acquire Australia's leading software testing company.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-09-16 21:04:19
The local subsidiary of consulting and outsourcing giant Capgemini is set to acquire Australia's leading software testing company.
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Adobe $1.8B purchase raises spectre of more web snooping
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-09-16 03:08:48
Adobe has agreed to acquire web analytics specialist Omniture. Does this have privacy implications for Flash?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-09-16 03:08:48
Adobe has agreed to acquire web analytics specialist Omniture. Does this have privacy implications for Flash?
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Partial sale of Skype confirmed
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-01 17:47:54
eBay is to Sell 65 percent of Skype for approximately $US1.9 billion in cash to an investor group led by Silver Lake and which includes Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a recently launched venture capital firm led by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-01 17:47:54
eBay is to Sell 65 percent of Skype for approximately $US1.9 billion in cash to an investor group led by Silver Lake and which includes Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a recently launched venture capital firm led by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board.
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NTT Data completes acquisition of Oz SAP services provider
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-08-30 22:34:02
Japanese IT services group, NTT Data, has completed its acquisition of Australian SAP services company, Extend Technologies, as part of a strategy to expand its global SAP consulting business, by taking up a 51 percent shareholding in Extend.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-08-30 22:34:02
Japanese IT services group, NTT Data, has completed its acquisition of Australian SAP services company, Extend Technologies, as part of a strategy to expand its global SAP consulting business, by taking up a 51 percent shareholding in Extend.
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SMS to use profits for further acquisitions
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-08-18 05:43:53
Australian consulting group, SMS, has reported after tax profits of $24.3 million for 2009 and is looking to use some of its profits on more acquisitions of specialist practices where it previously relied on external capabilities to deliver those services.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-08-18 05:43:53
Australian consulting group, SMS, has reported after tax profits of $24.3 million for 2009 and is looking to use some of its profits on more acquisitions of specialist practices where it previously relied on external capabilities to deliver those services.
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