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Dec. 28, 2004

Takeover Battle Ends in $10.3 Billion Deal

A heated, 18-month takeover battle between two California-based software giants ended with a $10.3 billion deal that lawyers spent a weekend hammering out.

By Geneva Whitmarsh
        A heated, 18-month takeover battle between two California-based software giants ended with a $10.3 billion deal that lawyers spent a weekend hammering out.
        Redwood Shores-based Oracle Corp. announced Dec. 13 that it will buy all of PeopleSoft Inc.'s shares at $26.50 each in a deal expected to close in early J...

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