25 posts and columns on bidder

Yahoo Intensifies Search for CEO (With Hulu’s Kilar as One Dream Unicorn Candidate)

in Media on December 20, 2011 at 4:40 pm PT

Wanted, one magical exec to work miracles against increasingly troublesome dragons. Ability to sparkle a plus.
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News Byte

PE Firms Meeting With Yahoo Board Members Today

in Media on December 8, 2011 at 8:09 am PT

I vow not to bash you over the head too much in an endless roundelay of posts about back-and-forth deal wrangling between Yahoo and its possible bidders in a proposed partial investment deal. But sources said that board chairman Roy Bostock and other members of its strategic committee are doing more hurrying up and less waiting by more formally meeting with the two PE firms that have made bids. Silver Lake’s confab takes place today.

Three Months After Bartz’s Firing, It’s Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

in Media on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

Still no sale or investment deal. No new CEO. No Asia resolution. And, perhaps most importantly, no clearly articulated strategy going forward. Other than that …
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Wielding a Sword of Damocles, Yahoo’s Asian Partners Await Answer on Yet Another Proposal to Buy Back Shares

in News on December 2, 2011 at 5:13 pm PT

While last week’s swirl around an Alibaba takeover of Yahoo were overhyped and premature, a lot of what will happen depends on negotiations to settle a longtime asset dispute.
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Yahoo Stock Gets Gaslit by Bidders Dangling Phantom $20-a-Share Bid

in News on November 30, 2011 at 10:03 pm PT

There is no $20 bid for Yahoo today. So why was it suddenly news? Time to blame Wall Street again.
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Yahoo Bidders Come in at $16.50 to $17.50, With Plan to Keep Jerry Yang on Board

in News on November 30, 2011 at 12:36 am PT

As the Yahoo turns, the board finally gets down to brass tacks of a possible deal.
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Exclusive: Silver Lake Finally Signs Yahoo NDA, as Talks Proceed With Bidders

in News on November 9, 2011 at 11:08 am PT

Aggressive private equity firm signs on the secret dotted line it said it would not. Of course.
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With No-Yahoo-CEO Pledge, David Kenny Back in the Strategic Fray

in Media on November 8, 2011 at 12:42 pm PT

What will David Kenny do? Maybe get something cooking in the whole what-will-Yahoo-do stakes, now that one of Yahoo’s more active board members is back.
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As Yahoo Ponders Its Fate Endlessly — Selling Off Yahoo Japan Stake Is Suddenly Its Easiest Option

in Media on November 3, 2011 at 12:49 pm PT

Would the sale of its Japanese asset give the Silicon Valley Internet giant at least one silver lining amidst the many dark clouds?
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Yahoo Shares Melt as Rumors Collide (Plus, I Add Another Log to the Fire)

in News on October 31, 2011 at 5:13 pm PT

The Hamlet of Internet companies asks: To be or not to be? That is the question. Or maybe something else.
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All Eyes on Yahoo’s Q3 Earnings Tomorrow, With Results Under Pressure

in News, October 17, 2011 at 3:23 pm PT

Yahoo for Sale: Possible Bidders Circling — Including Marc Andreessen — as Board Pressure Mounts

in News, September 14, 2011 at 12:28 pm PT

My Picks for Yahoo’s Next CEO — Maybe Snoop Dogg, Ya Digg?

in Media, September 7, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Exclusive: Myspace to Be Sold to Specific Media for $35 Million

in News, June 29, 2011 at 10:51 am PT

Exclusive: Myspace Sale Nearing End Today With Low $30M Price and Buyer You Never Heard Of

in News, June 28, 2011 at 7:42 am PT

Exclusive: Myspace in Advanced Deal Talks With Investor Group, Including Activision’s Kotick

in News, June 9, 2011 at 10:35 am PT

The Myspace Sweepstakes Drag on–Another Bid Deadline Today As Sale Deadline Looms

in Social, May 31, 2011 at 12:54 am PT

Welcome to the Hotel California: Here's What's Really Happening in the Foursquare Pig Pile

in News, April 23, 2010 at 1:37 am PT

Google Wants to Gulp Yelp, as Part of a $1.5 Billion Shopping Spree

in Media, December 18, 2009 at 5:54 am PT

The $35,000 House Tour, Guided by Bill Gates

in Media, November 11, 2009 at 3:25 pm PT

BusinessWeek’s Future Is Cloudy, but Better Than It Could Have Been: The Grim Non-Bloomberg Scenario

in Media, October 30, 2009 at 12:12 pm PT

Bloomberg Buys BusinessWeek for a Song, Plus Up to $5 Million

in Media, October 13, 2009 at 2:35 pm PT

RIM to Nortel: WTF?

in News, July 21, 2009 at 7:13 am PT

New York Times to Boston Globe Bidders: Take Your Time!

in Media, July 7, 2009 at 7:46 am PT

Bewkes on Bebo: Well, That Was $850 Million Well Spent … Maybe

in Social, September 18, 2008 at 5:55 am PT