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BPO firm buyout 'forced' by US recession
News Analyst says merger between PeopleSupport and India's Aegis is likely the result of cost-cutting measures and the need to streamline operations.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Mergers, India, Philippines, Business Process, BPO, phone, recession, job
S'pore chip foundry sold to Abu Dhabi
News Advanced Technology Investment Company will pay US$1.8 billion in cash for Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports say.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Acquisitions, Mergers, Chartered Semiconductor, Microsoft Xbox, Abu Dhabi, United Microelectronics Corp., Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Fitch Ratings
Taiwan govt rules out memory merger
News Consolidating six local DRAM companies is "too complicated", Taiwanese government says, leading to some affected players seeking other alternatives.
Tags: Memory, Processors, Mergers, Nanya Technology Corp., Powerchip Semiconductor, Chip, Chip Company, Bloomberg L.P., Sales, Government
Israel's high-tech IPO market falls flat in '08
News The country didn't see a single high-tech initial public offering last year, a first since 2003.
Tags: Mergers, IPO, high-technology company, Israel, technology company, CEO, leader, valuation, venture-capital fund, merger
M&A prospects better for small companies, new media
News Reports released this week show that small technology deals and ones related to nontraditional media are likely to fare better during this recession year.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Business, M&A, Database, online media, JEGI, Media, financial, marketing
Tech M&A down 40 percent in 2008
News Next year will likely bring just as few mergers and acquisitions in the industry, but with more twists, according to a study by research firm The 451 Group.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Continuation, Foundry Networks Inc., M&A, IPO, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., financial industry, housing market, research company
Time Warner to spin off AOL
News The separation of AOL from Time Warner will put a final nail in the coffin of one of the emblematic mergers of the dot-com boom and bust.
Tags: Mergers, Web sites, Web services, Digital media, Google Inc., America Online Inc., Advertisement, Digital media, CEO, Internet
How Wall Street's mess will hurt high tech
News news analysis Consolidation and financial uncertainty at the nation's largest securities firms will close some doors to tech companies aiming to go public, slow the process for M&A deals, and add more worry lines to tech investing.
Tags: Venture capital, Mergers, Acquisitions, Legal, Financial, Bank Of America Corp., Security, Google Inc., M&A, IPO
Tech M&A spending takes steep hit in third quarter
News Tech mergers and acquisitions fell by a third in the September quarter, fueled by credit tightening and havoc on Wall Street, according to a report by The 451 Group.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Quarter, Google Inc., M&A, technology company, financial, financial analyst, bank, valuation
Microsoft the winner in Yahoo-Icahn pact?
News news analysis Microsoft may turn out to be the winner in investor activist Carl Icahn's proxy fight settlement with Yahoo, according to sources.
Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Mergers, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., phone, stock price, co-founder, Carl Icahn
Security companies Marshal and 8e6 to merge
News Combined company aims to offer protection for corporate and Web-based e-mail, instant messaging, and Web surfing.
Tags: Security, Mergers, Acquisitions, 8e6 Technologies, Web security, e-mail, IM, monitoring, Internet, Web Surfing
Microsoft bags European shopping site
News The software giant has agreed a US$486 million deal to acquire Greenfield Online, owner of consumer shopping sites such as Ciao.
Tags: E-commerce, Mergers, Acquisitions, Legal, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Live Search, Survey, Europe, Munich, ComScore Networks Inc.
Yahoo investors could get final say on a search sale
News Shareholders who feel their hands are tied while sitting on the sidelines of a potential Microsoft-Yahoo search transaction may get the chance to weigh in, legal experts say.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Web 2.0, Yahoo! Inc., Investor, Advertisement, international business, Delaware Chancery Court, professor, Yahoo Search
Why Yahoo's Yang is holding out
News Though beset by restive shareholders and pressure from Carl Icahn, Yang has his reasons to push for a better deal from Microsoft.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, stock price, Jerry Yang, capital management
The case against Google-Yahoo
News news analysis With the U.S. Department of Justice confirming it plans to look into any Google-Yahoo partnership, foes are lining up their arguments.
Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Mergers, Acquisitions, Antitrust, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, professor
