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Microsoft To Finance Yahoo Bid? Apparently Not
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... TechCrunch earlier today reported that Microsoft (MSFT) has been approached about financing a group of Silicon Valley executives looking to launch a bid for Yahoo (YHOO). But ...
Whee!, more MSFT-YHOO rumors!
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews —
... In a post one commenter characterized as “Some guys are talking about pitching Microsoft on a crazy scheme”, Michael Arrington at TechCrunch says he’s hearing of a complicated deal, still early on, that would have a group of investors buy Yahoo!, heavily financed by Microsoft, who would then get the search and search marketing business from Yahoo!. From Arrington’s post: ...
Yahoo Shareholder Ridicules Rumored Microsoft-Financed Buyout Plan (YHOO)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... TechCrunch's Michael Arrington says a bunch of Valley folks are looking to borrow $20 billion from Microsoft to buy Yahoo for $13 a share. Yahoo's search business would be sold to Microsoft, Yahoo's management would get canned, etc. ...
Rumor Puts Anonymous Group In Line To Buy Yahoo
WebProNews Feed —
... Suggests Microsoft involvement, earns shareholders' belief Fair warning: this is an unsubstantiated, nonspecific, and not entirely easy to swallow rumor. Today isn't April 1st, however, and the rumor seems to have gotten the attention of a leading tech reporter and at least a few stock traders. So (for the umpteenth time) consider the possibility that Yahoo is on the path to getting acquired. Michael Arrington writes, "A group of well known Silicon Valley executives and top investment bankers are putting together a Yahoo takeover deal that would be financed largely from debt ...
Report: Silicon Valley execs, bankers crafting proposal to buy Yahoo, sell search to Microsoft
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 —
... If this comes to pass, it's a great scoop for Tech Crunch: The Web site is reporting on a complex proposal by "well known Silicon Valley executives and top investment bankers" to seek financing from Microsoft for a purchase of Yahoo. They would immediately sell Yahoo's search business, which Microsoft has coveted publicly for nearly a year now, to Microsoft and install a new executive team to operate Yahoo. ...
Last Bytes: Next Up, CES
Tech Observer —
Tech bellwether Intel cut its sales forecast again. [WSJ] Silicon Valley execs, i-bankers plan to make a run for Yahoo with Microsoft money. [TechCrunch] CES Watch: Four questions for the industry from Saul Hansell. [Bits] In social media, there's money to be made in widgets. [SAI] Related Links Michael Arrington First Bytes: Microsoft, Yahoo, Intel, Oracle, Apple First Bytes: Microsoft, Verizon, Gawker, Technorati, Intel
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Yahoo Keyword: Arbitrage - A Yahoo BiD Coming From Investment Group ? It’s About Damn Time
Furrier.org - John Furrier's Personal Blog —
... Mick Arrington has a report that a group of investors are circling Microsoft for money to take over Yahoo. Finally, someone is making a run at Yahoo. The wounded beast is begging for a takeover and what a bargain that would be. I would love to have the cash to take over Yahoo. Yahoo has amazing assets. ...
CES: Samsung + Yahoo = wow, plus new Blu-ray, thin TVs and SSD camcorder
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog —
... LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft better get moving on that Yahoo deal -- the Web portal is announcing some big partnerships here at CES that could make YHOO more valuable. ...
Report: Investors Group Planning For Yahoo Takeover—With Help From Microsoft
paidContent —
... An unspecified group of investors is gearing up a buyout offer—all with financing from Microsoft, reports Techcrunch, citing unidentified sources. The buyout terms call for $13 per share, which would value Yahoo ( ...
Microsoft-Funded Yahoo Run? Well, Except Without Microsoft…
BoomTown —
... The alleged deal being cooked up by a group of Silicon Valley investors to take a run at Yahoo, using money raised from Microsoft, is little more than what we used to call a “trial balloon” when I worked at the Washington Post. ...
Linkpost | 1.8.2009
TechBlog —
... The rest of you have to wait until Friday. Also Microsoft- Windows 7 not a lock for '09 • A closer look at Apple's advanced notebook battery tech - How Apple gets its claimed 8 hours of battery life in the non-removable battery in its new 17-inch MacBook Pro. • AMD unveils Phenom II architecture and CES 2009: USB 3.0 slower than expected • Yelp user faces lawsuit over negative review - He said nasty things about a chiropractor he visited. • Investment Group Makes Run For Yahoo, Using Microsoft's Money • Sony Vaio P unveiled- ...
Sources Dump On Microsoft-Yahoo Rumor -- "It's Idiotic" (YHOO)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... about rumors that several unnamed Silicon Valley executives were planning to borrow money from Microsoft (MSFT), buy Yahoo (YHOO) at $13 per share, and then sell Yahoo's search to Microsoft. The source did not react kindly, calling the deal "idiotic." Full quote: ...
Roundup: Cuts at One Laptop Per Child, Yahoo takeover plans and more
VentureBeat —
... Investment group eyes Yahoo takeover — Silicon Valley executives and investment bankers are putting together a takeover deal that would be largely financed by debt from Microsoft, according to TechCrunch. ...
