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MSFT to YHOO: The Bell Tolls For Thee

From the time MSFT launched an unsolicited takeover bid for Yahoo! and earlier this week, we covered every angle of the story possible, to the point that one of our readers asked, WTF?
We decided to tone it down a bit, but it’s been a few days since we talked about the deal at all, so […]

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Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | Feb 17th

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Why Yahoo!’s Board Had to Reject $31/Share from Microsoft, Initially

Before people accuse me of being crazy, let me state that yes:
- I have lost faith in YHOO’s management
- I believe MSFT’s 62% premium is generous
- I do not think - short of our hail marry proposal - that Yahoo! has any real white knight options
- outsourcing search to Google is criminal and I will […]

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Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | Feb 9th

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At Stake for Investment Bankers: $1B in M&A Fees

Assuming the Microsoft takeover of Yahoo! consummates, the investment bankers will be making a fortune:
The four advisers, Goldman Sachs , Lehman Bros., Morgan Stanley and Blackstone stand to make as much as $1.3 billion between them, analysts and experts said.
They said advisory fees range anywhere from the customary 2% of the eventual buyout […]

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Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | Feb 7th

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