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Atmel Corp. Takeover Looking Less Likely

The way things have been going in big tech deals, it's generally safe to bet against a hostile takeover attempt. So it comes as little surprise that analysts are placing long odds on Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) and ON Semiconductor Corp.'s (ONNN) ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, Seeking Alpha,  28 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.,  Samsung Electronics

Yahoo Earnings Reveal Widespread Layoffs

Yahoo! Inc.'s (YHOO) third-quarter earnings [pdf file] were generally in line with lowered analyst expectations. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $123 million, or 9 cents a share, on revenues of $1.3 billion excluding traffic acquisition ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, ETF Investor,  22 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Google Inc.

Vishay Gives Up its Chase Of International Rectifier

It looks like International Rectifier Corp. (IRF), for the time being at least, will continue its 51-year history as an independent company. Chipmaker Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (VSH) on Monday gave up its chase of the power management component maker, ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, ETF Investor,  15 Oct 2008

Yang Fiddles While Yahoo! Burns

It's hard not to feel a smidgen of sympathy for Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang. Not if you're a shareholder of his company, mind you--they're busily tying a noose, as Yahoo!'s stock price recedes ever farther from that $31 a share ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, Seeking Alpha,  12 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Jerry Yang,  Microsoft Corporation,  Yahoo!

Microsoft is Yahoo!'s only lifeline

Throughout the tussle between Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. earlier this year, Microsoft always had the trump card of pulling its offer, knowing that in all likelihood that shares of Yahoo! would drift back to the $19.18 level where they were trading ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, Blogging Buyouts,  8 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Vishay, International Rectifier Cat Fight Continues

The cat fight between Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (VSHIRF) appears destined to continue until the last vote is counted at IRF's annual meeting on Friday. Vishay was on the offensive again yesterday, issuing an open letter to IRF shareholders ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, ETF Investor,  8 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

Another Proxy Advisory Backs International Rectifier

Following word last week that proxy advisory Glass Lewis & Co. would back its board nominees, power management component maker International Rectifier Corp. (IRF) said that its slate got another endorsement, this time from Egan-Jones Proxy ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, Seeking Alpha,  6 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

H-P Deal Leaves Compellent a Bridesmaid Once Again

This point was apparently clear to execs at Compellent, who couldn't resist but issue a statement in response to the HP deal. Noting the deal's similarity to Dell Inc.'s (DELL) $1.4 billion purchase last year of storage software maker EqualLogic Inc., ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, ETF Investor,  2 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Dell, Inc.

International Rectifier bashes Vishay's $1.7 billion offer

International Rectifier Corp. on Tuesday issued a scathing reply to Vishay Intertechnology Inc.'s $23 a share, $1.7 billion tender offer made on Monday, saying in a letter to its shareholders that Vishay does not have their best interests in mind, that ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, Blogging Buyouts,  30 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

Oracle Ready To Spend Billions On M&A

It's no wonder that Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is a top candidate for our Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers, or MACD, award in the information technology industry. Speaking at an annual conference, OpenWorld, Oracle president Charles Phillips suggested that ...

From TECH CONFIDENTIAL, Seeking Alpha,  29 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Oracle,  BEA Systems, Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation

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