Back in October 2004, PeopleSupport Inc. (NASDAQ: PSPT) went public at $7 per share (the offering was fairly lackluster as the stock price fell on its first day of trading).

Well, now the company may no longer be public. That is, on Friday, PeopleSupport announced that it got a $15 per share buyout offer from IPVG and AO Capital Partners.

PeopleSupport provides offshore business process outsourcing services -- such as for customer management and transcription. The company operates in the Philippines, Costa Rica, and the United States.

However, the stock price plunged 38% in March because of a weak quarterly report. No doubt, the company faces intense competition from players like IBM (NYSE: IBM), Convergys, and eTelecare. Thus, it's likely we'll see consolidation in the space.

Interestingly enough, BloggingStocks had a piece -- a day before the buyout announcement --t hat showed that PeopleSupport had a "bullish 'flag'" pattern on its stock chart.

Yes, it certainly did.

Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook and The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements. He also operates DealProfiles.com.

PeopleSupport gets support from a takeover offer originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.