{"id":458152,"date":"2010-03-22T11:52:24","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T15:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/?p=69565"},"modified":"2010-03-22T11:52:24","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T15:52:24","slug":"novell-rejects-2b-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/458152","title":{"rendered":"Novell Rejects $2B Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/Software\/\">Software<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/deals\/\">deals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/buyout\/\">Buyout<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<strong>Erin Kutz wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Novell, a Waltham, MA-based network software maker, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.novell.com\/news\/press\/novells-board-of-directors-rejects-elliott-associates-unsolicited-conditional-proposal-as-inadequate\/\">announced<\/a> that its board rejected a $2 billion buyout bid from private equity firm Elliott Associates, saying that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/boston\/2010\/03\/03\/2b-bid-for-novell\/\">$5.75-per-share offer <\/a>undervalues the company&#8217;s growth prospects. Novell said that the board would examine alternatives for increasing stockholder value through methods such as stock repurchases, cash dividends, partnerships, or a sale of the company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"postFooter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/boston\/2010\/03\/22\/novell-rejects-2b-bid\/#comments\">Comments<\/a> | <a href=http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/reprints\/>Reprints<\/a> | Share: &nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=RT%20@Xconomy%20Novell%20Rejects%20$2B%20Bid%20http:\/\/xconomy.com\/?p=69565\"  rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/xconomy\/images\/twitter.gif\" alt=\"Retweet\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/boston\/2010\/03\/22\/novell-rejects-2b-bid\/&#038;t=Novell%20Rejects%20$2B%20Bid\"  rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/xconomy\/images\/facebook.gif\" alt=\"Facebook\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<a href=http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/boston\/2010\/03\/22\/novell-rejects-2b-bid\/email\/  rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/xconomy\/images\/email.gif\" alt=\"Email\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/sharethis.com\/item?publisher=bfda184d-6684-4f7a-a23f-ca4ed4db9287&amp;title=Novell+Rejects+%242B+Bid&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xconomy.com%2Fboston%2F2010%2F03%2F22%2Fnovell-rejects-2b-bid%2F\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/xconomy\/images\/share.gif\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t     \t\t<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=6b7c77ace4de1d4aa8dfc6db72eff975&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=6b7c77ace4de1d4aa8dfc6db72eff975&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- foo --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/eofqDi6KjfNrAcH44qkSTyWJ8Ds\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/eofqDi6KjfNrAcH44qkSTyWJ8Ds\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/eofqDi6KjfNrAcH44qkSTyWJ8Ds\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/eofqDi6KjfNrAcH44qkSTyWJ8Ds\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Xconomy_Full\/~4\/6rIdwzPx15c\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software, deals, Buyout Erin Kutz wrote: Novell, a Waltham, MA-based network software maker, announced that its board rejected a $2 billion buyout bid from private equity firm Elliott Associates, saying that the $5.75-per-share offer undervalues the company&#8217;s growth prospects. 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