ebay to Sell Skype to Investors That Include Canada Pension Plan BoardBloomberg1 (Bloomberg) — ebay Inc. agreed to sell 65 percent of its Skype Internet-calling unit to an investor group led by Silver Lake for about $2 billion to … More: continued here
Read More »EBay Sells Most of Skype to Private Investors (New York Times)
EBay said a stake of about 65 percent was being acquired by an investor group led by the private equity firm Silver Lake. More: continued here
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Read More »EBay to Sell Majority Stake in Skype for $1.9 Billion (PC World via Yahoo! News)
EBay has reached an agreement to sell a 65 percent stake in its Skype Internet telephony, video conferencing and instant messaging unit for $1.9 billion in cash to an investor group led by Silver Lake. More: continued here
Read More »EBay To Sell 65% Of Skype To Group Fo… – Wall Street Journal
New Zealand Herald EBay To Sell 65% Of Skype To Group For $1.9BWall Street JournalSAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)–EBay Inc. (EBAY) said Tuesday it will sell a 65% stake of its Skype Internet phone business …Hey, eBay Actually Did Ok With SkypeWashington PosteBay Sale of Skype Is a Win-WinPC WorldEBay Chief …
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Read More »EBay to sell Skype stake for $1.9 billion (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc plans to sell a 65 percent stake in its online phone unit Skype for $1.9 billion to private investors including Silver Lake and a venture firm run by the Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen. More: continued here
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