Yahoo Wants to Buy Hulu
Yahoo put in a bid (in the $600 million to $800 million range, according to AllThingsD) for the service while private equity giants Silver Lake Partners and KKR have made separate bids, according to Bloomberg.
Yahoo put in a bid (in the $600 million to $800 million range, according to AllThingsD) for the service while private equity giants Silver Lake Partners and KKR have made separate bids, according to Bloomberg.
The Silver Lake consortium is one of a number of parties bidding for a minority stake in Yahoo, but their offer has a number of factors that makes them a major contender. The Silver Lake consortium also includes venture capital firm Andreessen...
Meanwhile, Microsoft's $9.08 billion acquisition of Skype from Silver Lake Partners represents the single largest transaction. A study released by Berkery Noyes examines the acquisition and merger tendencies of the online and mobile industry.
Skype was purchased from eBay last year by a group of investors: private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis.
