[IP] query on eBay to Acquire Skype
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From: Marc <marcaniballi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 12, 2005 12:24:05 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [IP] eBay to Acquire Skype
Dave;
Can anyone on IP project what sort of US regulatory exposure this
will place
upon Skype? I have my suspicions, but I would prefer the opinions of
those
more immersed in the field.
Marc
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From: David Farber [mailto:dave@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 10:44 AM
To: Ip Ip
Subject: [IP] eBay to Acquire Skype
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From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 12, 2005 7:50:46 AM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipient:;
Subject: eBay to Acquire Skype
eBay to Acquire Skype
- Sep 12, 2005 06:00 AM (BusinessWire)
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2005--eBay Inc.
(Nasdaq:EBAY)(
www.ebay.com
) has agreed to acquire Luxembourg-based
Skype Technologies SA, the global Internet communications company, for
approximately $2.6 billion in up-front cash and eBay stock, plus
potential performance-based consideration. The acquisition will
strengthen eBay's global marketplace and payments platform, while
opening several new lines of business and creating significant new
monetization opportunities for the company. The deal also represents a
major opportunity for Skype to advance its leadership in Internet
voice communications and offer people worldwide new ways to
communicate in a global online era. Skype, eBay and PayPal will create
an unparalleled ecommerce and communications engine for buyers and
sellers around the world.
..
- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=51709287
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