Deadline Day for EA-Take Two Takeover
Deadline Day for EA-Take Two Takeover
May 16, 2008
Today is the deadline for shareholders of Grand Theft Auto IV publisher Take Two Interactive to accept Electronic Art's tender offer of $25.74.
So, will the deal get done?
Probably not - at least not today. Forbes speculates that EA will extend its deadline. Adding a little sweetener to the offer wouldn't hurt, either.
Oft-quoted Wedbush-Morgan analyst told Forbes that EA screwed up by making its initial offer too high:
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter believes Electronic Arts started by offering too much for the company. EA could have started its bidding at $22 a share, or $1.7 billion...
By publicly starting at $26, then a rich 52% premium, EA must have figured Take-Two would jump at the offer. Zelnick Media was, after all, brought on in 2007 to turn around the faltering Take-Two. Instead, Zelnick stonewalled. "EA didn't know how to react," says Pachter.
Meanwhile, analyst Colin Sebastian told the San Francisco Chronicle:
I think it's more than likely the deal gets hammered out. Maybe it happens at a slightly higher price, but it's good for shareholders.
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Posted 11/08/09 at 08:46am
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Posted 11/08/09 at 08:31am
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Posted 11/08/09 at 01:07am
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Posted 11/07/09 at 11:33pm
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Hmmm... I truly hope this deal doesn't go thru, since EA owning R* (and the rest of Take2) is not going to be a good thing. But generally the exact opposite of whatever Pachter predicts ends up happening, so I'm a little concerned now
-- mostly harmless
I hope FTC denies this because it would create a monopoly. Ugh... EA is destroying games for the purists who enjoy GOOD games that stretch boundaries.
EA has become what Denny's is to the restaurant industry.
-Loudspeaker
"Volume helps to get a point across but sharp teeth are better."
In a situation like this, the word "deadline" becomes essentially meaningless when you repeatedly demonstrate your willingness to extend your deadline again and again and again...
Is there a polite business-speak way to say "the reason we aren't selling isn't money, it's because you guys are complete idiots who buy studios, make them shit out half-baked cash-in games, and then shut them down when these bug-riddled turds don't magically leap off the shelves"?
Yep, I believe there is a simpler way of saying that. "No"
Good for shareholders? **** the shareholders! Then again, if I bought a ton of T2 stock when it was in the low teens and EA came along and offered me a significant amount more for the shares I'd probably take them up on it too.... Wouldn't mean they'd succeed anyway. I would hope the FTC would step in considering how bad this deal would be for everyone..
My guess is that EA will probably end up with a good chunk of Take 2 stock, but not enough to gain controlling interest over the company.
Its amazing how EA said that Take Two had to make a decision by no later than April 16th, they extended that and now they want to extend it again. Just more proof that EA only is in it for the money and not for making good games.
T2 to EA: We refuse to sell our company to you because you turn awesome studios to shit. FUCK OFF YOU MONOPOLISTIC PRICKS!
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2 reasons why this will NEVER happen:
1) EA buying T2 would (probably, but not 100 % sure) qualify as a monopoly and those are bad for the market.
2) R* and T2 are raking in millions (possibly billions by now) from the GTA IV sales. and EA, being the greedy power-hungry pricks they are, want in on the profits.
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The entire arguement is kiralık oto based upon a social normality inflicted by luddites who can't figure out the controls for Halo so it's frightening and terrifying and obviously the cause of youth violence on the rise even though, in reality, it's in decline (which is actually a HUGE suprise given minibüs kiralama the economies status). In a perfect world, we would have parents that actually parent. The idea of sales restrictions on media on oto kiralama any form to accomidate parental unwillingness to get involved with their child's life is the real problem to me. Here I am, 32 years old, and being held up at a self-scan rent a car needing to show ID before I can buy a $10 M rated game all because Soccer Momthra can't be bothered to look at the crap Billy Genericallystupidson does in his free time. It's too hard for her, so I have to suffer?
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