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| Aug. 21 |
Genentech |
Retention plan to cost $371 million| An employee retention plan announced along with its rejection of Roche's buyout offer will cost the biotechnology giant about $371 million | |
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| Aug. 13 |
Genentech |
Genentech rejects Roche's $43.7b bid| Biotechnology giant rejected a buyout offer from its majority owner Roche but said it is open to a higher takeover bid | | |
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| Jul. 30 |
Gap |
Gap-Backed To Reorganize Pacific Lumber| A company backed by the founders of Gap has taken control of the bankrupt Pacific Lumber Co. and the 210,000 acres of timberlands | | |
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| Jul.25 |
Genentech |
Panel to ponder Roche takeover offer| Genentech has set up a committee of independent directors to consider Swiss drugmaker offer to acquire all shares it does not already own | |
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Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer
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| May.15 |
San Francisco |
CBS in $1.8B deal for info site Cnet| Media and entertainment company is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider | |
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| Mar.14 |
San Francisco |
Microsoft to Buy Rapt Microsoft Corp. plans to buy Rapt Inc., a web ad analysis company
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| Aug.3 |
Genentech |
Genentech completes Tanox acquisition Genentech Inc. that it has completed the $919 million acquisition of its partner in the development of the asthma drug Xolair
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| Jan.30 |
SF Downtown |
Merrill Lynch buying First Republic A bank catering to wealthy customers will be bought by investment brokerage for $1.8 billion
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| Dec.22 |
Schwab |
Schwab to buy 401(k) administrator Charles Schwab is buying a 401(k) manager from insurer Nationwide Financial Services for $115 million
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| Nov.11 |
Genentech |
Genentech to acquire partner Tanox Genentech Inc. has agreed to its first acquisition ever - Tanox Inc., co-developer of the asthma medicine Xolair
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Google Acquires Wiki Tool Developer
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| Jul.6 |
San Francisco |
Omnicom buys into EVB One of the largest advertising companies has acquired a majority stake in agency that specializes in online ads
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| Apr.7 |
SF Downtown |
Chicago firm buys Westin St. Francis One of city's most storied hotels will be sold to Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. for $440 million
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| Apr.4 |
San Francisco |
Secret Level bought by gamemaker Sega Video game publisher has acquired a San Francisco gamemaker, which has 50 employees, for $15 million
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| Mar.13 |
San Francisco |
Jamba Juice To Be Acquired Steven Berrard announced his group is buying the fast-growing smoothie chain
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| Mar.1 |
San Francisco |
McEvoy Group buys music magazine Spin
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Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal
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| Jan.17 |
San Francisco |
Buffett buys Business Wire Renowned investor has agreed to buy news service at a price in the hundreds of millions of dollars
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| Dec.21 |
San Francisco |
IBM to Buy Micromuse for $865M in Cash Micromuse makes software that manages video and voice traffic on computer networks
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| Sep.23 |
Genentech |
Genentech Stops Enrolling Avastin Study
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| Sep.14 |
SF Downtown |
Pacific Exchange deal Okd
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| Jul.7 |
Schwab |
Takeover rumors down after stock surges Charles Schwab has 'no interest in selling the company,' in response to rumors that had sent shares up 15%
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Sun buys StorageTek for $4.1 billion
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| Apr.23 |
San Francisco |
Hellman & Friedman to buy DoubleClick The buyout firm could be close to acquiring the Internet-advertising firm with an estimated value of $1.2 billion
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| Jun.28 |
San Francisco |
Oracle won't call PeopleS. CEO as witness In a surprise move, Oracle has decided against calling Craig Conway as a witness in an antitrust trial
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CEO claims victory in merger vote
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| Oct.15 |
San Francisco |
Chevron buys Texaco $35.1 billion, creates the world's 4th-largest oil company
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| Apr.11 |
Wells Fargo |
Wells Fargo to buy Utah's biggest bank SF bank has agreed to buy First Security Corp. for about $3 billion
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| Feb.3 |
Schwab |
Schwab agrees to buy CyBerCorp Charles Schwab agrees to buy an online broker that caters to heavy traders, for $487 million in stock
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| Jan.14 |
Schwab |
Schwab Buying U.S. Trust Corp. Online trading giant buying one of the nation's largest managers of money for the wealthy, for $2.7 billion in stock
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