Oracle’s $9.4 billion acquisition of NetSuite late last month has Wall Street bankers frothing at the mouth on the hopes that the software giant is set to go on a spending spree of epic proportions.
But while Oracle is no stranger to making big purchases at opportune times, such as its $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft in 2004 or its $8.5 billion acquisition of BEA Systems in 2008, the bulk of its deal flow will most likely remain modest in its size and narrow in its scope.
