eBay Sells Skype for $1.9 billion

Dave777 · 09-02-2009, 10:18 PM

Just for your info in case it hasn't been posted...
eBay Sells Skype for $1.9 billion - Google News

Dave

Michael Mayo · 09-02-2009, 10:31 PM

Skype got short changed...

They shouldn't have taken less that 4.1 Billion...wimps!

~Michael

InternetMarketingIQ · 09-02-2009, 10:31 PM

They sold a piece of it anyway. The creators who sold it to eBay actually wanted to buy it back, but that obviously was never going to happen.

samstephens · 09-02-2009, 10:37 PM

So that was only PART of it they sold?

Do you know how much?

Because they originally bought it for $4.1 billion, so you wouldn't want to sell too much of it for 1.9, unless they need some quick cash

cheers
Sam

Wintermute · 09-03-2009, 12:25 AM

"eBay said today it has reached an agreement to sell a 65% stake in Luxembourg-based Skype to a consortium of investors including the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for $1.9 billion."

From the article.

garyk1968 · 09-03-2009, 12:52 AM

I think they paid well over the odds and have been lucky to offload part of it again for an inflated price.

MichaelHiles · 09-03-2009, 12:58 AM

The intellectual property lawsuit that they're likely to lose has a lot to do with it.

Seems the guys who sold it to Ebay didn't actually license one of the core VOIP components along with the operating company, and in Ebay's haste to pen the deal they overlooked that little fact.

TheUrge · 09-03-2009, 12:58 AM

A big part why eBay sold Skype is the simple fact that the synergies were just not there. The eBay plan as far as acquiring other businesses in the past (Paypal, BillMeLater, half.com) has for the most part always been how each company can benefit each other.

Skype just never really panned out.

FrontLineMentor · 09-03-2009, 01:31 AM

Ebay is a multi billion company..transaction
with millions or billions is normal to them

They bought paypal and skype
just like google bought youtube i guess?

Zeus66 · 09-03-2009, 01:37 AM

I don't care who owns Skype as long as it provides reliable and very cheap VoIP that's about as user friendly as it gets. I dig it. Don't change it. I'll keep paying.

TheDebtEliminator · 09-03-2009, 02:08 AM

I like Skype and use it frequently

Big business is just getting use to adding more zeros to a check

It was $1,90 with just adding nine zeros it become big money

I really hope that they can keep the service the at same level or better

Just my 2-cents with no added zeros

samstephens · 09-03-2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wintermute

"eBay said today it has reached an agreement to sell a 65% stake in Luxembourg-based Skype to a consortium of investors including the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for $1.9 billion."

From the article.

Wow, so they actually made a loss on the Skype venture.

Ah well, what's half a billion or so between friends?

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samstephens DLGuard.com War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central Coast, Australia Posts: 6,199 Thanks: 67 Thanked 257 Times in 117 Posts Social Networking	Re: eBay Sells Skype for $1.9 billion So that was only PART of it they sold? Do you know how much? Because they originally bought it for $4.1 billion, so you wouldn't want to sell too much of it for 1.9, unless they need some quick cash cheers Sam
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Wintermute Dreamin LiveWire VooDoo Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: eBay Sells Skype for $1.9 billion "eBay said today it has reached an agreement to sell a 65% stake in Luxembourg-based Skype to a consortium of investors including the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for $1.9 billion." From the article.

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TheUrge Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 7 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: eBay Sells Skype for $1.9 billion A big part why eBay sold Skype is the simple fact that the synergies were just not there. The eBay plan as far as acquiring other businesses in the past (Paypal, BillMeLater, half.com) has for the most part always been how each company can benefit each other. Skype just never really panned out.

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TheDebtEliminator Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,297 Thanks: 107 Thanked 1,337 Times in 1,098 Posts	Re: eBay Sells Skype for $1.9 billion I like Skype and use it frequently Big business is just getting use to adding more zeros to a check It was $1,90 with just adding nine zeros it become big money I really hope that they can keep the service the at same level or better Just my 2-cents with no added zeros