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GameStop confirms NZ retailer Gamesman acquisition

Taylor Flatt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:40:58 +0000

According to this GameDaily story, US retailer GameStop has confirmed that its bought NZ chain Gamesman, as previously thought.

Penn National's $5.82 billion takeover is off

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:35:48 +0000

Two investment firms pulled the plug Thursday on their $5.82 billion acquisition of Penn National Gaming Inc. after the racetrack and casino operator’s stock price...

Take-Two Playing Rough with the FTC

Taylor Flatt — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:44:44 +0000

T2 and the FTC are really going at it over the EA acquisition. With T2 paying over 50k USD in lawyer bills a day, they claim they are doing everything required and more to satisfy the FTC probing. But T2 got tired of the bickering and shot back...

Microsoft offers Yahoo! new collaboration deal

Arpita Mukherjee — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:27:19 +0000

No, despite its previous statement that it has “moved on” after being rebuffed by Yahoo!, in reaction to billionaire investor activist Carl Icahn’s request of taking over the Yahoo! board through hostile bidding, Microsoft remains as...

Comcast to acquire contact manager Plaxo

AP — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:41:46 +0000

Comcast Corp. is buying contact management company Plaxo Inc. and plans to incorporate into all its offerings features intended to help people synchronize their address books and connect socially...

Children's Place allows former CEO's acquisition talks

AP — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:48:15 +0000

The board of Children’s Place Retail Stores Inc. said Friday it has approved a request from its former chief executive Ezra Dabah to work on a proposal to acquire the company with a private equity...

Microsoft gives up its Yahoo dream

Arpita Mukherjee — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:18:44 +0000

No amount of cajoling or coaxing made Yahoo accede to Microsoftâ€™s demand for acquisition. Heartbroken, Microsoft has finally given up its plan to acquire Yahoo. It will instead tread a solitary path to achieve its goal of increasing its share...

Apple agrees to buy processor-design company

AP — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:11:26 +0000

Apple Inc. has agreed to buy P.A. Semi Inc., a privately held company that designs power-efficient processors, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday.

Imeem Acquires Tracking Firm Snocap

AP — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:31:52 +0000

Music social networking Web site operator imeem Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire Snocap Inc., the digital content tracking company founded by Napster creator Shawn...

Bain-Huawei Offer for 3Com on the Rocks

AP — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:17:46 +0000

The $2.2 billion offer for 3Com Corp. made by a private-equity group and Chinese telecommunications company is no longer on the table, according to a person familiar with the...