Activist investor fires starting gun on Riverbed bidding war

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Elliot Associates says Riverbed's share price has been hampered by slowing WAN optimisation market

Activist investor Elliot Associates has launched a $3.1bn (£1.9bn) takeover bid for Riverbed, citing concerns that its valuation has been hit by a slowdown in its core WAN optimisation market. T...

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