Is Microsoft's New Deal Proposal Really a Signal to Yahoo Shareholders?

businessweek.com     May 22, 2008            

Posted by: Rob Hof on May 21 My colleague Jay Greene, who covers Microsoft out of Seattle, had some thoughts on Microsoft’s surprising May 15 announcement that it’s talking with Yahoo about a deal short of a full acquisition. Here’s his take on what’s really behind the cryptic letter to Yahoo’s... [read full story]                    

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More raiders at Yahoo's gates [Yahoo Raid]

valleywag.com     May 20, 2008          

Carl Icahn's allies now control 31 percent of Yahoo. The latest to pile on: Dan Loeb of hedge fund Third Point LLC who plans to purchase 10 million Yahoo shares. [SAI] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and...                    

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Pickens grabs a stake in Yahoo after Icahn talks of ousting board

signonsandiego.com     May 21, 2008          

Microsoft's offer to buy part of company falls short of investors' goal of takeover By Amy Thomson and Crayton Harrison Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, pressing Yahoo to rekindle takeover talks with Microsoft, won more support from shareholders as the Internet company weighed new proposals from...                    

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Is Microsoft's New Deal Proposal Really a Signal to Yahoo Shareholders?

netezza.com     May 22, 2008          

My colleague Jay Greene, who covers Microsoft out of Seattle, had some thoughts on Microsoft's surprising May 15 announcement that it's talking with Yahoo about a deal short of a full acquisition. Here's his take on what's really behind the cryptic letter to Yahoo's board: Some folks might have...                    

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Icahn Asks Yahoo for One Thing, but Wants Another

redorbit.com     May 21, 2008          

Posted on: Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 06:00 CDT By Andrew Ross Sorkin About a month and a half ago, Carl Icahn and I went to dinner at Tse Yang, an upscale Chinese restaurant in New York. "I sincerely hope you heed the wishes of your shareholders and move expeditiously to negotiate a merger with...                    

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Microsoft-Yahoo: Heavy Hitters Come to the Aid of Carl Icahn

web2journal.com     May 21, 2008          

Carl Icahn, the guy with the shotgun in Yahoo's back, has picked up a couple of friends to hand him bullets. Third Point LLC, a hedge fund, has picked up five million shares in Yahoo on its way perhaps to 10 million shares and is supporting Icahn's proxy battle to sell the joint to Microsoft,...                    

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Yahoo: The End Game

businessweek.com     May 22, 2008          

Carl Icahn is leading a charge to replace the board at the Internet icon and push for a deal Every day it looks more likely that Yahoo! co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo will lose control of the company they built into the Net's first iconic brand. Days after they appeared to have dodged an...                    

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