Entries tagged "Skype"

eBay's Skype deal is (finally) undone

A consortium of investors that includes Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board takes charge of Skype. What's next?

Whitman's dealmaking becomes campaign issue

Under attack from opponents, California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman defends eBay's failed Skype deal.

Did eBay sell out cheap in the Skype deal?

Many shareholders are asking why eBay decided to sell the company now when valuations of companies are ringing in low.

Roll Call: The Case Against a Super-Regulator

Here are some must reads to kick-off your Tuesday.

eBay receives PE bids for Skype?

Two venture capital firms and an unnamed private equity firm reportedly offered eBay a bid for its online voice service Skype.

Clouds over eBay's Skype spinoff and IPO

A license dispute between eBay and Skype's founders threatens spinoff and IPO of Internet calling unit.

Mike Volpi joins Index, talks about Joost

Former Cisco M&A chief Mike Volpi talks about his latest stint as CEO of online video startup Joost and his new job as a partner at Index Ventures, a lead backer of Joost.

eBay in no hurry to spin off Skype

EBay CEO John Donahoe says time is on the online auctioneer's side with a Skype spinoff.

Oprah Effect: Twitter.com hosts 32M visitors

Bolstered by star treatment from Oprah Winfrey and others, Twitter's Web site snagged 32 million visitors last month. Will the Oprah Effect last? Thursday she has Skype on her show.

Twitter, like Skype, is overhyped

Despite all the hype surrounding Twitter Inc., it basically is nothing more than the next Skype.

Will buyers come gunning for Skype?

Google, Cisco or Microsoft could be logical buyers for the VoIP service, analyst says.

Bloggers: eBay never should have bought Skype

EBay's Tuesday announcement that it would spin off Skype and take it public is good news for eBay shareholders.

Top tags

• M&A (1067)
• bankruptcy (543)
• private equity (519)
• politics (396)
• credit crisis (361)
• banks (353)
• Bank of America (349)
• banking (333)
• Citigroup (318)
• layoffs (312)