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Don't Swallow the Poison Pill Corporate takeovers are often profitable for investors, so why stop them?   |
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Return of the Prince Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal pledged to buy more News Corp. stock to support Chairman Rupert Murdoch against Liberty Media. |
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May 7, 2004
Bill Mann |
Rash of Activism at Staples This year's proxy statement from office supply giant Staples contains four separate shareholder proposals, the first time any shareholder proposals have been made in the last ten years. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Give Me Liberty, Give Me Value! Liberty Media seems to be on the road to unlocking shareholder value. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Fox Throws, and Takes, a Block News Corp.'s acquisition prevents takeover, while Fox News gets filtered. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2004
Rich Smith |
DeVry's the Prize Shares jumped in price as the for-profit educator announced a purchase bid by an unidentified party. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2005
Rich Smith |
What's Japanese for Horse Hockey? Management sees Matsushita in somebody else's crosshairs. If Panasonic truly wishes to serve its shareholders' interests, it will drop this pill idea. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2005 |
What's a Hostile Takeover? Some companies need to look out for hostile takeovers. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sirius Poison The satellite radio giant is adopting a poison pill clause in an 8-K filing, essentially thwarting hostile takeovers by granting existing shareholders diluting rights if a potential acquirer snaps up more than 4.9% of the company's stock. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2007
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The Murdoch-Malone Game Ends John Malone gets DirecTV. Rupert Murdoch gets his shares back. Everybody wins? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2004
Ben McClure |
Hollinger's Poison Pill Thanks to a "poison pill," Hollinger's auction can go forward. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2008
Rich Duprey |
CSK Spurns O'Reilly's Offer Auto-parts retailer CSK rebuffs a rival's bid, adopting a poison pill defense. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Evan Niu |
Does HP Need a Poison Pill? HP may have tapped Goldman Sachs to defend itself against activist investors. |
BusinessWeek
December 12, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
Liberating Liberty's Value Liberty Media, controlled by cable mogul John Malone, is attracting an eager crowd of value players. |
InternetNews
November 18, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle to PeopleSoft: It's Your Best Deal In an open letter, Oracle calls its offer for applications rival PeopleSoft in shareholders' best interest. |
Home Theater
May 13, 2009 |
DirecTV Sale 'Possible' Recent machinations in the ownership of DirecTV may culiminate in the satellite operator being sold to one of the major telephone companies. |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
Spooked At News Corp. News Corp. is a leader in global media, so why is its stock so sluggish? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Shareholder Rights and Corporate Performance Corporate boards have long adopted techniques to stave off hostile takeovers. Shareholders' organizations have generally decried such techniques. So far, the research indicates the shareholders' groups have it right... |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Lori Calabro |
Letting Down Your Guard With takeover defenses being increasingly dismantled, will a rise in hostile acquisitions be the result? |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2008
Steven Renaldi |
Is Tesoro Teasing? Refiner Tesoro takes action to end its poison pill plan early, as well as making other moves seeming to indicate it is searching for a buyer. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2006
Steven Mallas |
News Corp's Lukewarm Lineup Overall, from a top-line and operating perspective, the quarter wasn't exhilarating. News Corp, however, is a large organization, so some nice contributions from other income (such as equity earnings) helped boost the bottom line. |
Fast Company
Eric Alt |
Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down as 21st Century Fox CEO Murdoch announced today that he will be stepping down as CEO of 21st Century Fox, handing the responsibilities over to his youngest son, James. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is DirecTV Hitting on Sirius? I love the smell of consolidation in the morning. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2005
Rich Smith |
Matsushita's Partial Poison Pill New defenses against buyouts go easy on shareholders of the Japanese electronics giant. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Dawn Kawamoto |
Talbots Readies for Fight Talbots' board adopts a poison pill as private equity firm Sycamore Partners grabs a 9.9% stake in the company. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2011
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Murdoch Pushes Near-Monopoly in U.K. Media Industry With BSkyB takeover, News Corp. will have major control over British media. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2004 |
Oracle's 'Final' PeopleSoft Offer Rejected The battle for PeopleSoft now goes to the shareholders while the legal wranging continues. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Greenbrier's Poison Pill A battle between the transport company and its chairman has nudged volume upward. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is John Malone the New King of All Media? Liberty Media is once again rocking out for a stake in a merged entertainment giant. |
InternetNews
November 9, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Oracle's Maffei to Head Liberty Media Just days after Greg Maffei said he was vacating the CFO spot at Oracle amid rumors of in-fighting, Liberty Media announced it was hiring him as president and CEO. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2004
Clint Boulton |
PeopleSoft Extends Refund Program Deadline The applications vendor's program is seen adding to the price of Oracle's hostile takeover bid. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Jonathan Berr |
Rupert Murdoch's Never-Ending Headache A $5 billion share buyback won't calm outraged investors as a possible federal inquiry looms. |
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October 1, 2008
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Hostiles Take Over More companies are under assault as unsolicited bids proliferate. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2008
Toby Shute |
Poison Pills in the Oil Patch Two tales of shareholder's rights plans in the E&P sector: Contango Oil & Gas... Brigham Exploration... |
InternetNews
April 21, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Salesforce.com Tees up IPO Price The on-demand applications provider files to offer 10 million shares, and adds a poison pill provision. |
IndustryWeek
April 20, 2011 |
Poison Pills Still Offer Protection Properly structured agreements can deter hostile takeovers. |
BusinessWeek
December 12, 2005
Emily Thornton |
How Golden Parachutes Unfurled When did companies start awarding CEOs a small fortune once their company changed hands, and why? |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Rupert Rules the Roost Media mogul Murdoch holds court on News Corp.'s future. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2010
Rick Steier |
DIRECTV Goes It Alone John Malone has reduced his voting stake in DIRECTV and resigned from the Board. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
When Hostile Takeovers Get Ugly Conflict between companies and potential buyers can spill over to hurt shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Liberty at a Discount Liberty Media looks like one of those stocks at risk of being perpetually undervalued. Given that this company is about to create a tracking stock, though, it's worth looking a little closer at some of the particulars. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2004
Ben McClure |
Break Out for Liberty Media? Can the company spin value from its latest deal? |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Jim Royal |
More Good News from Red Robin Things are looking even more interesting for a takeover. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Next Stop, OracleSoft? Nope -- Oracle still has plenty of hurdles ahead, including possible scrutiny from the European Union. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Window Shopping at Tiffany Investors will probably see the upscale jeweler's net profitability fall back toward the high single to low double digits when it reports its fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 results. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Liberty Media Going Orbital? News Corp. may be divesting their satellite holdings to Liberty Media Capital. Investors will have to wait and see whether the deal comes to fruition. Regardless, it's clear that the media landscape is changing rapidly. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Buy Liberty Capital, Short Sirius XM? Is it time to trade in shares of Sirius XM Radio for Liberty Capital? The Wall Street Journal's "Heard on the Street" column seems to think so. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Our Top 3 Entertainment Stocks for 2011 Roundtable of best entertainment stocks for next year, including one that is almost like a mutual fund. |
InternetNews
December 5, 2005
Tim Gray |
Liberty to Acquire E-Commerce Marketplace Media conglomerate Liberty Media said today it has agreed to buy e-commerce retailer Provide Commerce for $477 million in cash. |
InternetNews
December 8, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle: No PeopleSoft Spin-Off PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards R&D groups are safe under the proposed merger, say executives. Oracle remains optimistic that it can win over shareholders. |
