Carl Icahn Threatens Yahoo with Hostile Takeover of Board, Later Agrees to Compromise and Joins Expanded Yahoo! Board Investor Carl Icahn wasn't happy with Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's generous offer, so he threatened a hostile takeover of his...
And for this, we can only hope that Carl Icahn continues to give Yahoo a much needed kick in the butt. As October approaches, and Google prepares to implement its advertising deal with Yahoo, more and more commentary is flowing about the pros and...
After the latest round of attempted negotiations with Yahoo and investor Carl Icahn, Microsoft is once again saying that it is moving on from trying to acquire the second-place search engine. We have recently done a distribution deal for our...
In a letter that is likely to believed by almost no one, Yahoo regurgitated much of the same old statements about Microsoft and Carl Icahn - and then slipped in something about selling the entire company for $33 a share.
Another Microsoft Offer, Another Yahoo Rejection Posted by Nathania Johnson Jul 14, 2008 Recently, Microsoft and Carl Icahn got quite cozy, and the budding relationship spawned a new Yahoo offer. Now States are Investigating Yahoo-Google Deal...
We have also told you why we believe the slate of directors advanced by Carl Icahn is not the right answer for Yahoo! We believe that this odd and opportunistic alliance of Microsoft and Carl Icahn has anything but the interests of Yahoo!
Recently, Microsoft and Carl Icahn got quite cozy, and the budding relationship spawned a new Yahoo offer. said, "This odd and opportunistic alliance of Microsoft and Carl Icahn has anything but the interests of Yahoo!
In the wake of Carl Icahn's declaration that Microsoft would buy a Yahoo run be a different board (and Microsoft's affirmation of the claim), Google CEO Eric Schmidt hasn't changed his position on what should happen with Yahoo.
Yang also fired back at billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his selection of a new Yahoo board. Yahoo's Yang Rips Microsoft and Icahn Posted by Kevin Heisler Jul 9, 2008 CEO Jerry Yang accused Microsoft of trying to destabilize Yahoo without...
Carl Icahn Returns to Letter-Writing; Microsoft Open to Deal with a New Yahoo Board Posted by Nathania Johnson Jul 7, 2008 The rumors of Microsoft still being open to a deal with Yahoo are true - with a caveat.
Microsoft's Ballmer has been talking to Carl Icahn, who has put together a proxy board to take over Yahoo. The talks prompted Icahn to break out the quill, and compose his latest edition in his series of letter-writing expeditions:
If Yahoo wanted an asset fire sale, Carl Icahn could do it better than anyone else. Four days after Microsoft said no to a complete purchase, Yahoo announced its deal with Google. While the public antics were certainly popular, there should be no...
Carl Icahn. The letter attacks Carl Icahn. Icahn's slate and his ill-defined agenda," the letter from Yahoo CEO Roy Bostock states. Icahn put forward his slate so as to sell Yahoo! Icahn's narrow agenda, it seems highly unlikely that either he or...
On the other hand, inviting Google in for a short-term romp might just shut Carl Icahn up. Yahoo President Sue Decker defended the deal in a Reuters interview last Friday by saying tests had concluded that Google serving ads into Yahoo wouldn't...
Former Search Technologist and Yahoo Investor Mark Nelson Supports Icahn Posted by Nathania Johnson Jun 16, 2008 Even though Carl Icahn has said the Yahoo-Google deal might have merit, former search technologist Mark Nelson has announced his...
Even though Carl Icahn has said the Yahoo-Google deal might have merit, former search technologist Mark Nelson has announced his support for Icahn's proxy board, according to Barron's. Earlier, investor Eric Jackson announced his support for a...
Carl Icahn has gone soft in the wake of the Yahoo-Google deal, telling Reuters that the deal "might have some merit. Meanwhile, Yahoo investor Eric Jackson is urging other shareholders to vote on a board that would keep 5 of the existing board...
Shareholders could grab onto that statement as a sign that Yang was never interested in selling to Microsoft, something Carl Icahn has been saying as part of his proxy board campaign. Jerry Yang has opened up about the non-exclusive search...
Sure, Carl Icahn is a big Yahoo shareholder and he's hopping mad. While Icahn argues that Yahoo's benefits package is a "poison pill," Yahoo's management struggles to compete with the likes of Google on the perk front and everywhere else.
Today, Carl Icahn released his second letter in a week to Yahoo's Chairman Roy Bostock. Anyway, Icahn also outlined 5 steps his board would take if successfully elected at the shareholders meeting on August 1.
