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Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 21 Jul 2008 05:53 AM PST
Meanwhile, this saga continues to drag on: EA says it has extended, yet again, its offer to buy rival gamer Take-Two. The new deadline is August, 18th; the previous offer…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 17 Jun 2008 05:37 AM PST
Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) has extended its tender offer for Take-Two again, as the latest deadline passed yesterday. The extension goes for about another month, to July 18. The extension…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 11 Jun 2008 02:40 PM PST
A couple of developments on the legal front from companies dealing with possible transactions… -- Take-Two: The video game maker facing a hostile threat from Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) disclosed…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 05 Jun 2008 02:06 PM PST
It looks like game maker Take-Two might have a hit on its hands with this Grand Theft Auto thing… the company reported Q2 revenue of $539.8 million, compared to just…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 19 May 2008 05:02 AM PST
This was expected: After its offer for Take-Two expired on Friday, EA has extended its tender offer for the company until June, 16. The company said the extension will allow…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 18 Apr 2008 05:13 AM PST
Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) has extended its offer to buy rival gamer Take-Two to May 16th, following a series of new developments… the first came yesterday morning, when EA reports…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 28 Mar 2008 04:32 AM PST
The Sturm und Drang has given way to a chess match: Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) has updated the terms of its hostile, tender offer, two days after Take-Two rejected it,…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 26 Mar 2008 04:14 AM PST
Once again, Take-Two says it’s rejecting EA’s $26 a share hostile offering, describing it as inadequate. This is no surprise: the firm had already rejected EA’s first offer of the…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 11 Mar 2008 04:52 PM PST
With an aggressive bid from EA looming over it, videogame maker Take-Two announced revenue of $240.4 million for the quarter ended January 31, down 13 percent year-on-year from $277.3 million.…
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 07 Mar 2008 04:20 PM PST
Video game maker TakeTwo has adopted a new change-in-control severance plan, as it faces a hostile bid from larger rival Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS). Under the new plan, the CEO…
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 24 Feb 2008 12:57 PM PST
Updated below: Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) has made a $2 billion cash bid for Take-Two Interactive, best known for “Grand Theft Auto”. Offer details (full offer release here as well…
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