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Technology & Science

Mar. 20, 2007

Cisco, WebEx Deal Shows Tender Offers Regaining Favor

LOS ANGELES - Cisco Systems' $3.2 billion acquisition of WebEx last week marked the return of a familiar M&A tool: the tender offer.

By Jason Song
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Cisco Systems' $3.2 billion acquisition of WebEx last week marked the return of a familiar M&A tool: the tender offer.
      Tenders, once a popular acquisition tool, fell out of favor in the mid-1990s because many lawyers believed the Securities and Exchange Commission required that all shareholders must receive the same price for th...

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