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Skype Founders Didn't Out-Negotiate, They Did Themselves In
BNET
- 2009-12-02
Skype co-founders compromised on eBay's sales of Skype to investors not out of kindness or even winning what they wanted, but because their original technology licensing contract had screwed them to the wall. by Erik Sherman
SEC Watch: Skype By The Numbers
PaidContent
- 2009-11-20
The morning-after paperwork from eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) as control of Skype shifts to a private investment group led by Silver Lake Partners offers a look at the post-split financials for both companies—and the kind of detail on Skype we aren’t likely to see much of now that it’s no...
eBay Successfully Sells Skype?Gets $1.9 Billion Cash Up Front
PaidContent
- 2009-11-19
eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) has closed its deal to sell VoIP service Skype for roughly $2.75 billion. The group of buyers—including Joltid Limited, Andreessen Horowitz and others—are paying $1.9 billion in cash up front, with $125 million in principal notes. eBay is retaining a 30 percent stake in Skype, as...
EBay Confirms Deal With Skype Cofounders; They Get 14 Percent Stake In Spinoff
PaidContent
- 2009-11-06
As expected, eBay announced a deal today between the Skype investor group and Joltid, the owner of the code that runs Skype. Joltid and Skype cofounders Niklas Zennstr by Staci D. Kramer
Skype Founders Get Personal; Sue Former Joost CEO Volpi Over Trade Secrets
PaidContent
- 2009-09-18
Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, the founders of a P2P maze of Skype, Joost and other startups based on code owned by their company Joltid, are now suing one of their own former execs. Wednesday, Michaelangelo “Mike” Volpi was the only individual included in Joltid’s copyright infringement suit against...
Skype's Troubled History With Ebay, in Links
PaidContent
- 2009-09-01
Skype’s four year run under Ebay has been beset with troubles, and finally that is about to come to an end, as it gets sold to an investor group. The history of the marriage and pending divorce, in links ascending chronological order:—eBay Acquires Skype For $2.6 Billion In Cash,...
Skype About to Be Sold to Investor Group, Including Andreessen's New Firm: Report
PaidContent
- 2009-09-01
Skype is finally about to be sold by Ebay to an investor group, which includes Andreessen Horowitz, the new VC firm headed by Marc Andreessen, reports NYT, citing sources. The deal will be announced tomorrow, it says. by Rafat Ali
eBay sells majority Skype stake for USD1.9bn
Strategy Eye
- 2009-08-31
eBay is selling a 65% majority stake in internet call service Skype for USD1.9bn in a deal that values the firm at USD2.75bn. A consortium of investors led by technology-focused investment firm Silver Lake is buying the shares. eBay is retaining a 35% stake in the firm. ...
Skype founders aim to buy firm back from eBay - Rumour
Strategy Eye
- 2009-04-13
The founders of internet call service Skype have secured the backing of four private equity firms in a bid to buy back the company from eBay. KKR, Warburg Pincus, Providence and Elevation Partners are reported to support the bid by Niklas Zennstrom and Jannus Friis to...
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