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Clearwire Board Supports Sprint Bid
Clearwire issues a statement recommending the acceptance as the best option for minority shareholders.
Some Verizon Shareholders Open To Pay Premium For Vodafone Shares
A small number of Verizon Communications shareholders are willing to pay up to 30% premium for Vodafone shares.
Intel's McAfee Purchases StoneSoft
Intel's McAfee purchases firewall security software expert Stonesoft for Eur4.50 per share. The security software division of chipmaker giant Intel Corp, McAfee, announce plans to purchase network firewall software developer Stonesoft Oyj of Finland.
Facebook overvalued according to Barron's
Facebook should just be pegged at US$25.00, according to Barron's. In a review by financial newspaper Barron's, it said that Facebook shares may be overvalued despite getting a boost from first quarter reports that met industry analysts' expectations.
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From Omaha, Nebraska, Warren Buffett said he won't sell IBM shares despite missed earnings expectations for the quarter.
Aytos Soditic completes acquisition of four Sage subsidiaries. Argos Soditic has announced the completion of the acquisition of four Sage subsidiaries that specialize in software edition for vertical markets.
Leap2 to introduce new search platform for IOS and Android systems. Leap2 obtained a US$1. 6 million financial infusion from corporate investors and individuals headed by Dundee Venture Capital.
Globespan Capital Partners leads Series C Financing round for VNTurbo. The leading provider of software-defined control programs for cloud and virtualized environments, VNTurbo disclosed in an announcement today that Globalspan Capital lead its Series C financial infusion round.
Texas Instruments sells debt bonds at 0.45% coupon in a two part offer to amount to US$1 billion. Texas Instruments is one of the companies that have sold a three year debt note with a record low 0.
Carl Icahn increases stake from 9.27% to 10.72% in Nuance Communications. Activist billionaire investor Carl Icahn has increaseed his shareholdings in software manufacturer Nuance Communications.
Apple, in the largest bond deal for the year, offers US$17 billion to assuage shareholder fears over falling profits and declining growth.
Two private equity consortiums are bidding for BMC Software. A private equity consortium consisting of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has become the leading bidder to purchase BMC Software for over US$6.
Veeva System to list IPO with the help of Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank AG. Software company, Veeva Systems, is planning to undertake an initial public offer of its shares.
