Setting the Odds on Yahooâs Fate
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With Yahoo reluctant, Microsoft aggressive and Google determined, the battle over one of the Internet's pioneers has quickly become a full-on brawl. But with so many (theoretical) outcomes, how will the battle play out? The Deal Professor on Monday outlined Yahoo's five stages of grieving. Now, Mark S. Mahaney, a Citigroup analyst, has described five possible [...].
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Yahooâs board may decide that selling to Microsoft is the best course, given Yahooâs recent troubles and its sagging share price. But what if it doesnât?
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The surprise offer of $31 a share, which represents a 62 percent premium on Thursdayâs closing price, would bring relief to Yahooâs long-suffering shareholders.
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In part of a hard-nosed takeover campaign that Microsoft began two weeks ago, the company has begun preparing for a proxy fight to oust Yahooâs directors.
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If Yahooâs board resists the offer, Microsoft would have to pursue a proxy contest.
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Many Yahoo shareholders are waiting for a higher bid than that offered by Microsoft, but analysts say it is increasingly unlikely.
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Look for opportunities in bad news and you might profit.
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What are the open-source implications, if the software giant is successful in acquiring Yahoo? Matt Asay offers his opinion.
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Up against a slew of challenges -- including deteriorating market share, a slumping share price and an impending recession -- it may be a matter of time before Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang hands over the reins to company President Susan Decker.
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Yahoo Inc.'s rejection of Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid left investors guessing the next move in a tense mating dance that may hatch a more imposing challenger to Google Inc. or disintegrate into a bruising brawl.
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The discussions stem from an approach that Yahooâs bankers made to News Corporation in an effort to find a âwhite knightâ and avoid a hostile takeover by Microsoft.
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If the proposed acquisition of Yahoo signals anything, it serves as a confirmation that Microsoftâs glory days are in the past.
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With Yahooâs shares up slightly on the news that its board has officially rejected the $31 a share bid from Microsoft, it appears investors are betting the company is looking for a better deal.
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Microsoft's potential acquisition of Yahoo has many pitfalls but also some benefits, and such a huge deal will be hard to pull off, analysts say.
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The odds are against this trio.
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If Yahooâs board resists the offer, Microsoft wold have to pursue a proxy contest.
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A chorus of Wall Street analysts are urging Yahoo to take the deal, now that it's clear no other buyers are really emerging. But they're also saying it's time for Microsoft to raise its original offer for Yahoo in order to make it happen.