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
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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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Read More »EBay to sell 65 percent of Skype for $1.9 billion (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Internet auction house EBay Inc plans to sell a majority stake in its online phone unit Skype for $1.9 billion to private investors including Silver Lake, a deal analysts said was worth more than expected but may curb eBay’s growth potential. More: continued here
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