Saturday, April 6, 2013

Daily News: Reuters Technology News Headlines - Icahn refuses to drop proxy fight option: WSJ

Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 09:09 AM PDT

Icahn refuses to drop proxy fight option: WSJ 
Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 09:09 AM PDT
File photograph of Investor Carl Icahn speaking at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference at the New York Stock Exchange(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is refusing to drop the option of a proxy fight to force Dell Inc to pay a big dividend, in spite of the board committee's request that he drop his threats and launch a formal bid for the company, the Wall Street Journal reported. Icahn had asked the board's special committee to be reimbursed for the cost of his due diligence on Dell, a benefit the committee has already granted to rival bidders Silver Lake Partners and Blackstone Group LP. ...
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Exclusive: Former News Corp President Chernin bids $500 million for Hulu 
Friday, Apr 05, 2013 04:22 PM PDT
Chernin, President and Chief Operating Officer, News Corporation, speaks during 2009 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly HillsBy Ronald Grover and Jennifer Saba LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin has bid around $500 million for Hulu, the online video streaming service he helped create in 2007, according to two sources with knowledge of Hulu's sale process. The website, jointly controlled by News Corp and Walt Disney Co, reached out to potential buyers in March after initially contemplating a deal in which one would buy out the other. It is not clear whether that transaction is still being contemplated. ...
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