Skype Sold
By admin at 3 September, 2009, 1:20 am
Skype
Skype sold. 65% of shares via the Internet telephone service is falling into the hands of a private group led by Silver Lake price U $ S 2.75 billion, while the remaining 35% still being held online giant eBay site.
Private groups that have poured money for Skype consists of Venture Index, Andressen Horowitz and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board. They all will gain control in eBay’s communications unit is
65% sale of shares of Skype will be completed in the 4th quarter of 2009 this year.
“This transaction allows Skype to develop a business with more capable technologies,” said Egon Durban, Managing Director of Silver Lake.
Sale of Skype by eBay has indeed been long considered. He first purchased in 2005 at a price of U.S. $ 2.6 billion.
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