Posts Tagged ‘ Mergers & Acquisitions ’

H.P. Wins 3Par as Bidding War Ends

Dell on Thursday withdrew from the bidding for 3Par, which agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $33 per share. [ READ MORE ]

Meanwhile, in Other Big News From McAfee. . .

Intel's $7.68 billion takeover deal for McAfee overshadowed another bit of eye-catching news from the antivirus software maker -- namely, that Cameron Diaz was the most dangerous celebrity name online. [ READ MORE ]

Dell to Buy Data Storage Company for $1.15 Billion

Dell said Monday that it has agreed to buy 3PAR, a data storage company, for about $1.15 billion in cash, as the computer giant races to expand beyond its core P.C.-making business. [ READ MORE ]

SAP to Buy Sybase for $5.25 Billion

SAP, the German software giant, said Wednesday that it it had agreed to buy database software maker Sybase for $5.25 billion as it seeks to keep pace with Oracle.

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CenturyTel and Qwest in $10.6 Billion Deal

The two landline and Internet services providers were close to announcing a merger, one of the largest in the telecommunications industry in years.

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Visa to Buy CyberSource for $2 Billion

The credit card company will buy the online payment processor, which serves almost 300,000 merchants.

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Yelp Turns Down Google, for Now

Yelp's board determined that Google's offer price was too low for the start-up, which publishes listings and reviews of local businesses.

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Tech Mergers Start to Pick Up

Thanks to a spate of large deals, the value of technology mergers rose in the second half of 2009 compared to the first half. Investment bankers say they are optimistic the trend will continue next year.

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E.U. Takes More Time to Review Oracle-Sun Deal

European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle's planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems.

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3Com’s Deal Maker of the Week?

The Deal Professor explores whether a lawyer from Wilson Sonsini deserves to be called deal maker of the week for his role in 3Com's deal with Hewlett-Packard.

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