Blog Entries tagged 'Tech Mergers'

Not So Fast Microsoft

dandoran — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:00:00 +0100

So it would appear that Microsoft - largely a stranger to mega-sized M&A transactions - is ready to knuckle down for a fight.

In a slowly unfolding drama, Yahoo has spruned Microsoft's takeover offer and is now in discussions with Rupert Murdock's Newscorp regarding "strategic options." Many deal makers think that Murdoch nearly overextended himself on the Dow Jones takover- even at 10x smaller than Yahoo. So it would seem that, especially in today' [...]

Microsoft Buying Yahoo! - At Last

dandoran — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:00:00 +0100

You couldn't helped but be bombarded this morning by the news that Microsoft has made a rather rich offer to acquire Yahoo! With all the doom and gloom spreading throughout the street its about time people has something happy to talk about.We'll of course see how long the euphoria lasts. We are of course prone to the opinion that things are rarely as bad as the talking heads suggest- and rarely as good either.

But in the case of the Microsoft deal we are all [...]

Sun Buys MySQL, an Open Source Company

dandoran — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:00:00 +0100

For those following tech M&A, and the opensource movement in particular, today's announcement by Sun regarding their acquisition of MySQL is quite importatant.What does it mean? Quite simple, it gives yet another bit of credence to the open source movement. Pundits continually question the revenue model of open source companies - afterall, if you give away your software, how to you ge [...]