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A number of major tech industry players, as well as private equity investors, have approached the $20 billion hedge fund that is trying to force a buyout of BMC Software to express interest in taking a piece, or all of, the company, according to a source familiar with the situation.

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BMC Software, Inc. , the recognized leader in Business Service Management, today issued the following statement in response to the press release issued earlier today by Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P. : BMC stands by its previous statements, including those made in its letter to Elliott dated May 16, 2012.

Mumbai, May 21 : L&T Infotech, one of India's leading global IT services providers, has announced a global strategic partnership with BMC Software in the area of IT Infrastructure Management Services.

Hedge fund Elliott Management nominated five candidates for the board of BMC Software Inc.

After BMC Software Inc. rebuffed Elliot Associates LP's first effort to acquire the company by adopting a poison pill policy , Elliot once again took aim at BMC, releasing a statement arguing their position and nominating five people for BMC's board of directors.

Groupon Inc : Benchmark Co. believes Groupon's operating metrics showed no sign of competitive pressure in Q1 following the company's better than expected results and guidance.

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Shares of TII Network Technologies , which supplies network products for the communications industry, rose in early trading following word that it will be bought by Kelta Inc.

Groupon Inc : Groupon said that in April 2012, nearly 30% of North American transactions were completed on mobile devices, compared with 25% in December 2011.

BMC Software Inc. , a maker of software to manage corporate computer networks , surged the most in more than three years after saying Elliott Associates LP would seek five board seats and push for a sale.

On Wednesday, BMC Software, Inc. reported its fourth quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.

Business management software maker BMC Software Inc's revenue beat estimates on strong bookings in its software-as-a-service and cloud businesses.