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Fortuitous timing
Jive Software Inc. has every reason to lift its initial public offering price after billion-dollar cloud-computing acquisitions led by SAP AG and Oracle Corp.
Jive, a social-networking software maker, said last week it aims to raise as much as $117 million in an IPO that would value it at up to $573 million. That was before SAP’s agreement Dec. 3 to buy SuccessFactors Inc. for $3.4 billion, or 52 percent more than its value before the offer. Six weeks earlier, rival Oracle snagged RightNow Technologies Inc. for $1.5 billion.
Jive IPO Gets Boost Following Billion-Dollar Cloud Deals: Tech – Businessweek
Continue reading: Jive IPO Gets Boost Following Billion-Dollar Cloud Deals: Tech – Businessweek
From a stark Yahoo snapshot
The consortium that is making a push for Yahoo is the same group that went out and bought Skype from eBay and turned around and flipped it to Microsoft, and in the process they made a lot of money.
However, this is not the same case. Skype was and still is on the right side of history. Usage behavior favors Skype, which continues to grow despite the company having ruined a great user experience. Skype is thriving despite all the meddling from the previous owners. Microsoft can’t do anything because Skype provides value.
What does Yahoo do that you and I can’t live without?
… Continue reading: Will Yahoo turn out to be an egg on its buyer’s face? [GigaOM]
“Oops”
AT&T Inc. (T), whose $39 billion bid forT-Mobile USA is challenged by the U.S. Justice Department, will record one-time costs of $4 billion this quarter to reflect the risks of a collapse of the deal.
AT&T and T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom withdrew an application to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to focus on winning clearance from the Justice Department, the companies said in separate statements today. The pretax accounting costs reflect the potential breakup fees due to Deutsche Telekom, Dallas-based AT&T said.
AT&T to Post $4 Billion Charge Against Possible Collapse of T-Mobile Deal – Bloomberg
Nooglers by the building full
Google spent more than $500 million to buy another 27 companies during the third quarter, ensuring this year will be busiest shopping spree in the Internet search leader’s history.
The number emerged Wednesday in a quarterly report that included another previously undisclosed piece of information: Google Inc. paid $151 million in cash for the Zagat Survey, a renowned restaurant review publisher that Google bought to counter the popularity of Yelp’s business rating service.
Google’s 3Q shopping spree snags 27 more companies – seattlepi.com
Continue reading: Google’s 3Q shopping spree snags 27 more companies – seattlepi.com
Check the full post for some innovative accounting analysis
However, this deal to purchase Motorola Mobility might be a coup to beat that hands down. The headline price to purchase the handset-maker and their bundle of patents is $12.5bn but that’s not what the net cost to Google might turn out to be. How about $3.8bn for that? For, along with the company and the patents, Google has also bought a series of tax losses.
The real reason Google bought Motorola • The Register
Continue reading: The real reason Google bought Motorola • The Register
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AT&T to Post $4 Billion Charge Against Possible Collapse of T-Mobile Deal – Bloomberg
