bidding war

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Under the agreement, Dell will pay Compellent investors $27.75 a share in cash. Problem is those investors had bid up the stock to above $34 in anticipation of a much a better offer. If they ultimately reject Dell's deal, it'll be another black eye for the computing giant.

The world's largest retailer, Walmart Stores, wants to get even larger: It has joined the bidding war for Indonesian retailer Matahari's hypermarket business, Hypermart, a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion, unnamed sources told Reuters on Thursday.

The bidding war between rival PC makers Dell (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) over small data storage company 3Par (PAR) has heated up once again. HP announced Thursday that it is increasing its tender offer to acquire 3Par to $33 per share in cash, or about $2.1 billion. The board of 3Par has determined that HP's revised proposal constitutes a "Superior Proposal" and notified Dell of its intention to terminate its merger agreement with it.

PC maker Dell Inc (DELL) may drop out of the bidding war with technology company Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) for data storage company 3PAR Inc (PAR) as the bids move out of its price range, analysts say. According to a survey of eight technology investors and analysts carried out by Reuters, most...