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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:48 AM

Andreessen Horowitz

Type: Company
Name: Andreessen Horowitz
First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 12 Documents
eBay Finally Spins Off Skype
EBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced Friday that it has completed its spinoff of the Internet telephony unit to a consortium of investors that includes Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.The deal values Skype at ... [Seeking Alpha - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11 hours ago - 31 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Janus Friis - Click to view image in its original context
Janus Friis
EBay Closes USD 2 B Sale of Skype
Online auction giant EBay announced it has completed the sale of its Skype Internet phone unit in a USD 2 B deal.The buyer group, which will control a stake of about 70%, was led Silver Lake and includes Joltid Ltd., the Canada Pension Plan Investment ... [Sofia News Agency - 11 hours ago]
First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
eBay Completes Sale of Skype Unit to Investor Group
San Jose, Calif. - Nearly three months after first announcing the deal, online auction giant eBay (NASD: EBAY) said that it has completed the sale of a majority stake in its Skype Internet telephone business to an investment group headed by Silver Lake ... [Digital Media Wire - 12 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Skype Deal Closed This Morning - Davidson
Today’s a big day for Silver Lake Partners. In a keynote speech  at Buyouts West, the firm’s co-founder and chairman Jim Davidson announced that Silver Lake closed its single largest investment in history. Yes, the Skype drama is officially over.The deal ... [Private Equity HUB - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 18 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Skype Technologies SA - Click to view image in its original context
Skype Technologies SA
Skype founders get stake
Online auction giant eBay ended a year-long battle with the founders of Skype yesterday, clearing the way to sell off the Internet calling service.Litigation had been flying back and forth among Skype's founders, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who ... [New York Post - 11/07/2009]
First Reported 11/07/2009 - Updated 11/08/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Skype To Get Independence - For Better Or Worse
Now that eBay has vaulted a major hurdle in its efforts to sell Skype, the Web telephony service must prove it can make it on its own. Since its founding six years ago, Skype has built up a roster of more than 520 million registered customers who use ... [VCCircle Feeds - 11/08/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
eBay Inc - Click to view image in its original context
eBay Inc
Skype's legal drama finally ends
The on-going legal drama that has left a dark cloud over online voice and video communications company Skype has . In the end, the co-founders get a 14 percent ownership of a new Skype, eBay maintains a 30 percent stake in the new company and consortium ... [ZDNet - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Deal expected in Skype sale dispute
A deal that would replace some of the group that wants to buy a majority stake in Internet phone service Skype from eBay Inc. for $1.9 billion is reportedly near.The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources, reported on Tuesday that a lawsuit ... [Biz Journals - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Deal Confirmed for Founders to Regain Stake in Skype
eBay has confirmed the deal reported last week that will hand Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis a stake in the company they founded. Index Ventures, which was controversially involved with Mike Volpi (chief executive at Zennström and Friis's ... [Communications Direct - 11/09/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Skype Founders Settle: After the Deal Drama, What Next?
Earlier this morning, Niklas Zennstrm and Janus Friis settled their lawsuits with eBay and a syndicate of investors in return for a in the company they founded. The the spin-off of Skype from eBay because the Skype founders still controlled the services ... [Seeking Alpha - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Settlement for eBay, Skype Founders
On Friday, eBay (EBAY) announced a settlement with Skype’s founders that will allow the sale of a majority share in the Internet telephone and video communications company to a group of investors for $2 billion.Skype's founders will retain a 14% stake ... [FOXBusiness.com - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents
Skype Lawsuit Settled: Founders, eBay Resolve Dispute
eBay has just announced that it has reached a settlement with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for the sale of the Internet communication company to a consortium formed by private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Andreessen Horowitz ... [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 11/06/2009]

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... Josh Silverman, the president of Skype, adopted a rather enthusiastic approach when breaking the news.  He wrote on the Share Skype Blog , "Great news - we've closed the deal with the new investors. . . .  Our journey continues: say hello to the future!" And that future appears to be a bright one, by the way.  As had been agreed earlier, the transaction valued Skype at an impressive $2...
eBay Completes Skype Sale [WebProNews Feed - 18 hours ago]
In a statement eBay Inc said the previously announced sale has been completed and as part of the deal "eBay received approximately USD 1.9 billion in cash and a note from the buyer in the principal amount of USD 125 million." Pursuant to the said deal, investor group including-- Silver Lake and others like Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)--...
eBay completes sale of Skype for $2 bn [Indian Express - 22 hours ago]
...is producing more data than ever before,' said Marc Andreessen, whose venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, recently invested in SnapLogic. "We invested in SnapLogic based on Gaurav Dhillon's proven track record in the integration market and feel that SnapStore is a visionary step toward solving this large and growing business problem."
SnapLogic Transforms Data Integration With SnapStore [PR-USA.net - 11/10/2009]
...investors, Index Ventures and its partner Mike Volpi, credited with spearheading the acquisition, initially for a 65 percent stake in Skype. "Although Skype has the potential to be a great investment, the deal terms changed for Index such that it no longer matches our investment criteria and thus we have decided not to participate in the transaction" Index partner Danny Rimer said in a statement...
Skype Legal Settlement Clears Path for Expansion [NewsFactor Network - 11/10/2009]

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Ebay Completes Skype Sell Off. [X-bit Labs - 4 hours ago]
eBay Finally Spins Off Skype [Seeking Alpha - 9 hours ago]
EBay Closes USD 2 B Sale of Skype [Sofia News Agency - 11 hours ago]
eBay Completes Sale of Skype Unit to Investor G... [Digital Media Wire - 12 hours ago]
eBay's Skype deal is (finally) undone [TheDeal.com - 13 hours ago]
eBay Closes Skype Sale [Wireless Week - 16 hours ago]
eBay completes $2bn Skype sale [News24.com - 16 hours ago]
EBay completes sale of Skype [Straits Times - 17 hours ago]
eBay closes the deal on Skype sale [Hexus - 17 hours ago]
Ebay closes Skype sale [TheInquirer.net - 18 hours ago]
eBay Completes Skype Sale [WebProNews Feed - 18 hours ago]
eBay sells $2bn stake in Skype [Computer Weekly - 19 hours ago]
Skype $1.9-Billion Sale Finalized [Softpedia - 19 hours ago]
EBay finally sells majority of Skype [V3.co.uk - 19 hours ago]
Canada Pension Plan Part of Skype Purchase from... [Mediacaster - 20 hours ago]
eBay sells majority stake in Skype [TechConnect Magazine - 20 hours ago]
eBay sells Skype communications unit for USD2.7... [Zibb - 21 hours ago]
EBay sells Skype for $2 billion [Deccan Chronicle - 21 hours ago]
eBay sells Skype communications unit for USD2.75bn [M2 - 21 hours ago]
eBay completes Skype sale [M2 - 21 hours ago]
Investors Sew Up Deal for Skype [New York Times - 21 hours ago]
eBay completes sale of Skype for $2 bn [Indian Express - 22 hours ago]
EBay completes Skype sale, keeps 30% [Telecom.paper - 11/20/2009]
eBay Completes Skype Sale at $2.75 Billion Valu... [Seeking Alpha - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale (AFP) [Yahoo! News - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale [France24 - 11/20/2009]
eBay sells Skype for $US2 billion (The West Aus... [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/20/2009]
Ebay successfully spins off skype for $1.9 bill... [TechNews.AM - 11/20/2009]
Breaking: eBay Completes Skype Sale At $2.75 Bi... [Washington Post - 11/20/2009]
Ebay completes Skype sale for US$2b [Sky News Australia - 11/20/2009]
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Marc Andreessen, Janus Friis, Niklas Zennström, [more]
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Skype Technologies SA, eBay Inc, Joltid Ltd, [more]
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eBay's Skype deal is (finally) undone [Dealscape - 13 hours ago]
A consortium of investors that includes Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board takes charge of Skype. What's next? ...
eBay's Skype deal is (finally) undone [The Deal.com - 13 hours ago]
A consortium of investors that includes Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board takes charge of Skype. What's next? ...
eBay Completes Skype Sale at $2.75 Billion Valu... [Internet Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seekin ... - 11/20/2009]
TechCrunch submits: By Robin WauterseBay (EBAY) has just announced that it has completed the sale of Skype, valuing the company at $2.75 billion. The investor ...
EBay Completes Sale of Skype [VCCircle Feeds - 11/20/2009]
EBay Inc said on Thursday it had completed its sale of its Skype unit, as it had vowed to do before the end of the year. A settlement reached earlier this month ...
Ebay Successfully Spins Off Skype For $1.9 Bill... [MocoNews - 11/20/2009]
... all the legal craziness, eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) has closed its deal to sell ...
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Ben Horowitz, Co-Founder, Andreessen Horowitz [UC Berkeley Events - YouTube - 11/09/2009]
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