eBay is giving up 5% of Skype (at a valuation of $135 million) to settle litigation with Skype founders. eBay announced that the investor group led by Silver Lake, which had previously entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Skype from the company, has reached a settlement agreement with Joltid Limited and Joost N.V. that gives Skype ownership over all software …
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