Hello! Maktoob-hoo!

So Yahoo! finally turns its attention to the Middle East, and buys up Maktoob, in a deal that might be worth as much as $100m (although Techcrunch says $85m, other sources $75m)

Tags: JordanMaktoob GroupMergers and acquisitionsUnited Arab EmiratesYahoo! Incorporated
Mark Sutton

Posted by: Mark Sutton

August 25, 2009

Just not Jerry's day

The big Yahoo! standoff may not have gone quite as smoothly as it first appeared

Tags: InvestmentMergers and acquisitionsYahoo! Incorporated
Mark Sutton

Posted by: Mark Sutton

August 6, 2008

Yahoo! keeps its enemies close

Yahoo! looks to have taken the 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer' approach, and given Carl Icahn and a couple of his accomplices seats on the Yahoo! board

Tags: Mergers and acquisitionsMicrosoft CorporationYahoo! Incorporated
Mark Sutton

Posted by: Mark Sutton

July 22, 2008

Microsoft makes stealth bid for Yahoo! search

After promising to say no more about a possible Yahoo! bid until after the next Yahoo! board meeting, Microsoft has attempted a smash-and-grab raid for Yahoo's search business

Tags: Mergers and acquisitionsMicrosoft CorporationYahoo! Incorporated
Mark Sutton

Posted by: Mark Sutton

July 13, 2008

Ballmer: Microsoft to officially shut up about Yahoo! deal

The takeover-deal-that-won't-die took yet another lurch from the grave yesterday, as Icahn and Ballmer ganged up on poor Chief Yahoo! Jerry Yang again, and announced that Microsoft might still be interested in buying Yahoo! or bits of Yahoo! so long at the current board gets the boot in August

Tags: Mergers and acquisitionsMicrosoft CorporationTakeoverYahoo! Incorporated
Mark Sutton

Posted by: Mark Sutton

July 8, 2008

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