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Brocade reportedly up for sale (from Corporate Dealmaker)

In the rising data center turf wars, it wouldn't be surprising that Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BRCD) has put itself up for sale. Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal said the San Jose, Calif., data storage and networking company quietly put itself up for sale and...

Posted on October 5, 2009 9:26 AM

Oracle-Sun Micro gets nod but question lingers (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Executives at Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) and Sun Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) can breathe a little easier after the Department of Justice approved the $7.4 billion deal. The Justice Department's 30-day time frame for scrutinizing the acquisition was set to expire in early July, but the deadline was extended.Redwood City, Calif.-based Oracle...

Posted on August 21, 2009 9:53 AM

Deal approvals: Glaxo, Oracle, Pfizer (from Corporate Dealmaker)

In the long winding road from "secret merger talks" to deal completion, bankers, lawyers and corporate dealmakers alike breathe easier when their hard work is met with regulatory and shareholder approvals along the way. Collecting fees is also a source of comfort. Sure, they get money from retainer and reimbursement...

Posted on July 17, 2009 3:01 PM

Oracle selling Sun unit? 2,200 workers would like to know (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Oracle Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ORCL) surprise $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) has some employees skittish about their future. Analyst speculation about Oracle possibly selling Sun's hardware business prompted Sun to file a proxy statement Thursday reiterating that "Oracle plans to grow the Sun hardware business after the closing."Still,...

Posted on April 24, 2009 10:55 AM

Oracle wants Java more than IBM did (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) surprised techies Monday, announcing it would acquire Sun Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7.4 billion in cash, a 42% premium to Sun's Friday close. The deal moves Oracle into the hardware market in a big way. ZDnet.com says Oracle has been dabbling in storage appliance with Hewlett-Packard...

Posted on April 20, 2009 8:49 AM

Relsys deal affirms Oracle's healthcare ambitions (from Corporate Dealmaker)

A little more strategic context on Oracle Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ORCL) acquisition of drug safety analytics software maker Relsys International Inc., noted on Dealscape Monday.As CRMBuyer reports, Oracle likes vertical expansion, and the healthcare vertical in particular. Last year it reorganized its health sciences-related operations into a global healthcare unit.Managing Automation says...

Posted on March 24, 2009 11:43 AM

Report from the awards luncheon (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Regular visitors to this site may recall that in September we launched a survey to identify the Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers in three key industry sectors: healthcare, information technology and industrial. Well, despite a few minor distractions in the financial markets since then, The Deal's readers came through for us and identified the companies doing the best work in M&A in those...

Posted on November 12, 2008 4:48 PM

IT industry cross-currents in these big financial sector mergers (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Computerworld provides some context for John Thain's comments Monday indicating that the merger of Merrill Lynch & Co. with Bank of America Corp. would result in thousands of job cuts -- many in information technology -- as the companies sought $7 billion in cost savings. Though Merrill was laying off...

Posted on October 21, 2008 9:58 AM

Oracle ready to spend billions more on M&A (from Corporate Dealmaker)

It was no surprise that Oracle Corp. is among the candidates for our Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers, or MACD, award in the information technology industry. It has been one of the most transaction-intensive companies in the IT world in recent years. It looks like the deals will continue. Speaking at...

Posted on September 26, 2008 2:10 PM

Oracle, too, gets hip to communicating the deal (from Corporate Dealmaker)

You may find it surprising that I'm calling your attention to a Web post with the title "Blogging the Oracle Middleware Strategy Webcast," and frankly I do too. But bear with me here. This live (well, Tuesday it was live) reportage of a Webcast explaining Oracle Corp.'s technical plans for...

Posted on July 2, 2008 9:59 AM

ACG InterGrowth: Oracle shares acquisition best practices (from Corporate Dealmaker)

A glimpse behind the curtain at the Oracle deal process as SVP for corporate development Doug Kehring describes the company's M&A life cycle.

Posted on April 11, 2008 4:54 PM

Oracle to detail its dealmaking approach at InterGrowth (from Corporate Dealmaker)

One of the most interesting sessions for corporate attendees at next week's ACG InterGrowth in Orlando, Fla., is likely to be a Thursday morning presentation by Oracle Corp. execs, including Doug Kehring Sr., vp of corporate development and strategic...

Posted on April 4, 2008 11:49 AM