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Report: Investment group reportedly teeing up Yahoo deal, seeks Microsoft backing
Published 1/7/2009 at CNET News.com
A group of investors are reportedly turning to Microsoft to play the role of a banker in backing a buyout of Yahoo's non-search and marketing businesses, according to a report in TechCrunch.
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