Breaking News: Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo!
Got this news from WebProNews.com saying that Microsoft, a top software provider, offered $44.6 billion to buy Yahoo!, considered the most-trafficked online property. Microsoft has offered Yahoo shareholders a 62 percent premium on their shares to sell the company.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately $44.6 billion. Microsoft’s proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and one-half Microsoft common stock. The offer represents a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock on Jan. 31, 2008.
Accordingly, the combination will create a more efficient company with synergies in four areas: scale economics driven by audience critical mass and increased value for advertisers; combined engineering talent to accelerate innovation; operational efficiencies through elimination of redundant cost; and the ability to innovate in emerging user experiences such as video and mobile.
Just heard about this, I suppose it’s in their best interest with the growing success of google and mozilla… but the question is, how much is Yahoo! going to change with this acquisition?
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Surely, Yahoo! services will change a lot.