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Retention plan to cost $371 million


August 2008 ... more > Top ^

Aug. 21   Genentech
  An employee retention plan announced along with its rejection of Roche's buyout offer will cost the biotechnology giant about $371 million
Aug. 13   Genentech
  Biotechnology giant rejected a buyout offer from its majority owner Roche but said it is open to a higher takeover bid


July 2008 ... more > Top ^

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
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
Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer

May 2008 ... more > Top ^

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


March 2008 ... more > Top ^

Mar.14   San Francisco Microsoft to Buy Rapt
  Microsoft Corp. plans to buy Rapt Inc., a web ad analysis company

year 2007 Top ^

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 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

year 2006 Top ^

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 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 Google Acquires Wiki Tool Developer 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 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 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 Mar.13   San Francisco Jamba Juice To Be Acquired  Steven Berrard announced his group is buying the fast-growing smoothie chain Mar.1   San Francisco McEvoy Group buys music magazine Spin Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal 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

year 2005 Top ^

Dec.21   San Francisco IBM to Buy Micromuse for $865M in Cash
  Micromuse makes software that manages video and voice traffic on computer networks Sep.23   Genentech Genentech Stops Enrolling Avastin Study Sep.14   SF Downtown Pacific Exchange deal Okd 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% Sun buys StorageTek for $4.1 billion 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

year 2004 Top ^

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

year 2002 Top ^

CEO claims victory in merger vote

year 2000 Top ^

Oct.15   San Francisco Chevron buys Texaco  $35.1 billion, creates the world's 4th-largest oil company 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 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 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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