businessinsider.com - 4/15/2009
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Earlier today, online auction giant eBay announced it plans to spin off Skype , its Internet phone company, as a public company next year. How much could it be worth?
In a note, JPMorgan analyst Imran Khan estimates that Skype's 2010 net revenue could reach $740 million, with EBITDA of ...
investor.ebay.com - 4/14/2009
blogs.wsj.com - 4/13/2009
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blogs.wsj.com —
A quartet of private-equity firms have joined forces
for a leveraged buyout of a global telecommunications firm...
with hundreds of millions of users. And no, this isn’t a blog post from 2006. A group including KKR, Warburg Pincus, Providence and ...
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Skype Founders Buyback EBay Niklas Zennstrom and Janus ...
gigaom.com - 4/13/2009
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gigaom.com —
Over the weekend, The New York Times reported
that Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis were...
in talks with private equity groups to raise about $1 billion and buy their Internet calling service back from eBay. They sold the company ...
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Why eBay Should Accept Skype Founders’ Buyout Offer [GigaOM]
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The Great ESkype — eBay releases IPO plan
GMSV —
... e-commerce and online payments and deliver long-term value to our stockholders.” Skype is currently valued on eBay’s books at $1.7 billion after a 2007 asset impairment charge. Last year, Skype generated $551 million in revenue, up 44 percent from 2007, and brought the number of registered users to 405 million, up 47 percent from the year before. And eBay expects that revenue figure to break $1 billion in 2011. JPMorgan analyst Imran Khan did some napkin calculations and suggests Skype could be worth $1.6 billion to $3.1 billion as a standalone company. So why announce ...
5Words for April 15th, 2009
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... My taxes? Filed. Whew! You?
More about Zune HD. Maybe.
eBay: we’re spinning off Skype.
Net neutrality? Now now, please!
Amazon.com: a third of e-commerce.
AT&T wants more iPhone exclusivity.
Microsoft patches up Office holes.
Philips: Two dimensions are enough.
I’m afraid to use ATMs.
Miss Circuit City? Just wait.
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Around the Web 4.15.09: More Yahoo cuts and some Apple sales numbers
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- According to sources, Yahoo is laying off more staff, shifting upper level management. BoomTown -- The Skype IPO announced Tuesday could be worth anywhere from $1.6 billion to $3.1 billion. Silicon Alley Insider -- According to Piper Jaffray researchers, Apple is selling 22 iPhones and 28 Macs every day. Apple Insider -- AT&T is trying to extend its exclusive contract to sell the iPhone until 2011. Silicon Alley Insider -- Intel CEO says the worst is over ...
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