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- Arbitrage Analysis: Oracle's Acquisition of Sun
- Vincent Fernando submits: On Monday Oracle ORCL announced that it has entered a definitive agreement to buy Sun Microsystems JAVA in cash for $9.5 per share. Sun shares jumped over 35% on the news and have now settled near $9.10. Oracle was an unexpected acquirer for Sun, thus a...
- External links 2009-04-20
- Oracle / Sun Deal: An Early 3Q09 Close Would Be Good for Arbs
- Vincent Fernando submits: While currently estimating a successful close of the Sun JAVA and Oracle ORCL deal by end-August, I noticed that WSJ's Dealogic listed 2Q09 as an expected date for the deal. If by this they mean Oracle makes the purchase by say end-July (we add a month...
- External links 2009-04-21
- ADP: Getting Paid For Walking Away
- Vincent Fernando submits: Payroll tank of a stock Automatic Data Processing ADP reported what I believe were impressive results given the current economic environment. The company is proving its defensive mettle. Sure, the valuation has held up versus a lot of stocks with a PE of 15x, but we...
- External links 2009-05-06
- Sun Arbitrage: The Positive Implications of Negative News
- Vincent Fernando submits: In regards to the current Sun Microsystems JAVA risk arbitrage opportunity, (For those who missed it, they're being bought by Oracle ORCL), some recent bad news has really opened up the potential spread and this could mean a significant opportunity is ahead. What happened?...
- External links 2009-05-11
- Apple, Microsoft, Google: Far from Coercive Monopolies
- Vincent Fernando submits: Given the recent FCC inquiry into "uncompetitive" practices by Apple AAPL in regards to Apple not allowing some of Google's GOOG products to work on Apple's own phone, and also as a result of my long standing thinking vis-a-vis all the flak and massive European fines...
- External links 2009-08-03
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- Should the FCC Force Apple to Stock Competitive Products in Its Own Store?
- Vincent Fernando submits: I'm sure most who follow business news have heard that the FCC is probing Apple's decision to reject Google's GOOG internet-calling software and remove certain Google applications from it's app store... The Federal Communications Commission has launched an inquiry into why Apple Inc. rejected...
- External links 2009-08-02
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