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EA's Take-Two Buyout Offer Turns Hostile (Update 2)

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2008-03-13 06:59:14 by Susan Arendt in Wired: Game|Life
Take-Two may have rejected Electronic Arts' first $2 billion offer to acquire the company, but EA is trying again, this time by reaching out directly to the shareholders in a hostile takeover bid EA is offering to buy all outstanding Take-Two Interactive stock for $26 a share, which closed at $24.91 the day before the original offer was made...
 
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Pachter's nth take on Take-Two-EA takeover: T2 negotiating level down, EA with friendly terms

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2008-08-18 18:00:58 by Mabie A. in Xbox 360
Analyst Michael Pachter is looking into the future once again. His take on the never-ending take-over dance between Electronic Arts and Take-Two? EA will be friendly with its terms, and Take-Two will lose its leverage The Wedbush Morgan analyst has commented that he found it "somewhat surprising to us that EA agreed to change its offer from...
 
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Pachter's nth take on Take-Two-EA takeover: T2 negotiating level down, EA with friendly terms

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2008-08-18 18:00:58 by Mabie A. in PSP Updates
Analyst Michael Pachter is looking into the future once again. His take on the never-ending take-over dance between Electronic Arts and Take-Two? EA will be friendly with its terms, and Take-Two will lose its leverage The Wedbush Morgan analyst has commented that he found it "somewhat surprising to us that EA agreed to change its offer from...
 
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Pachter's nth take on Take-Two-EA takeover: T2 negotiating level down, EA with friendly terms

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2008-08-18 18:00:58 by Mabie A. in Nintendo DS
Analyst Michael Pachter is looking into the future once again. His take on the never-ending take-over dance between Electronic Arts and Take-Two? EA will be friendly with its terms, and Take-Two will lose its leverage The Wedbush Morgan analyst has commented that he found it "somewhat surprising to us that EA agreed to change its offer from...
 
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Pachter Says EA Purchase Of Take-Two Inevitable, Rockstar Not Necessarily Along For The Ride

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2008-02-24 22:24:13 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer
When big financial news is breaking in the gaming industry, I look to Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter to break things down. I caught him on the phone today while he was having brunch at a yacht club (the same yacht club he was last brunching at when the Activision Blizzard deal was announced Who is this EA-Take Two deal good...
 
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Take-Two: EA's Offer 'Wrong Price, Wrong Time' (Update)

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2008-03-26 07:55:07 by Susan Arendt in Wired: Game|Life
Take-Two has recommended that its shareholders fight Electronic Arts' hostile takeover attempt, categorizing it as being "opportunistically timed to capture the value of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV launch at the expense of our stockholders Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick called EA's offer of $26 per share "insufficient", and saying it was...
 
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Can GTA 4 Save PS3? How About Take-Two?

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2008-04-28 17:46:00 by Chris Kohler in Wired: Game|Life
On Tuesday, after nearly four years of waiting, endless speculation, and numerous delays, Grand Theft Auto IV will finally be released. Gamers are sure to be pleased, but it's an event that Sony, Microsoft, and publisher Take-Two Interactive have likely been looking forward to even more The game's predecessor, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ,...
 
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EA, Take-Two finally begin closed door talks

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2008-08-26 16:58:46 by Charles D. in Xbox 360
After the Federal Trade Commission gave its blessing to continue merger negotiations, Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive have finally begun its closed door meeting regarding the deal. However, it seems that both parties will be rather tight-lipped regarding the details of the meeting EA made a filing yesterday with the Securities and...
 
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EA, Take-Two finally begin closed door talks

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2008-08-26 16:58:46 by Charles D. in PSP Updates
After the Federal Trade Commission gave its blessing to continue merger negotiations, Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive have finally begun its closed door meeting regarding the deal. However, it seems that both parties will be rather tight-lipped regarding the details of the meeting EA made a filing yesterday with the Securities and...
 
Tags: take-two, take-two takeover, take-two-ea takeover, acquire take-two, take-two interactive, take-two notifies, negotiations, continue merger negotiations, confidentiality agreement