1.   A smart trader may have just interpreted its Friday price rise as a prelude to an acquisition bid.

2.   If he succeeds in his latest acquisition bid, he will own just one soccer team.

3.   Learning Co. sued SoftKey Thursday in U.S. District Court of Northern California, alleging that SoftKey had misrepresented itself in its acquisition bid.

4.   PerfectData Corp. of Simi Valley, Calif., said that it had rejected an unsolicited acquisition bid from a Los Angeles-based investment group.

5.   The acquisition bids of Banca Commerciale and Credito Italiano still face hurdles.

6.   Previous Boston Scientific press releases have stated that the company remained interested in acquiring Medinol, but the announcement of the suit Monday did not mention any acquisition bid.

7.   As logical as this acquisition bid may seem, Chercover says the issue gets complicated because pride is at stake for Willamette.

8.   The value of the Dickson acquisition bid was not disclosed.