Skype sold by eBay to private investment group

    Skype sold by eBay to private investment group


    Posted: 02 Sep 2009
    We've all known that Skype has been expected to be sold in the near future, and it's finally been announced, on the official Skype blog, just today.

    eBay has announced that they have sold Skype in a 2.75 billion dollar (65% stake) deal this morning, detailing that the buyer is an investment group led by Silver Lake and includes Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board. According to the Skype blog, eBay will retain about 35% of Skype in the deal, which is to be completed in late 2009.
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    Posted By: 7Dreams
    02 Sep 2009



 

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