(NYSE:ORCL) Why is Oracle Buying Micros Systems For About $5.3B?
Software maker Oracle is buying Micros Systems Inc., which provides software and hardware to the hospitality and retail industries, for about $5.3 billion. Oracle said Monday that it will pay $68 per Micros share, a 3 percent premium to the company’s $65.77 Friday closing price. Shares of Micros gained $1.43, or 2.2 percent, to $67.20 in premarket trading Monday. Oracle said the acquisition will extend … Continue reading (NYSE:ORCL) Why is Oracle Buying Micros Systems For About $5.3B?