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Niklas Zennström

Niklas Zennström - Click to view image in its original context
Niklas Zennström
Type: Person
Name: Niklas Zennström (Niklas Zennstrom)
Title: Co-founder and former CEO
Organization: Skype
Date of Birth: 19/02/1966
Place of Birth: Sweden
Nationality: Sweden
Fact Sheet: Biography for Niklas Zennstrom
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 33 Documents (in Internet & IT)
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 - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 10 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 - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 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 - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents
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Google Inc
Google takes on Skype
Google has begun the battle for VoIP supremacy, writes Garry Barker.Google is about to challenge Skype for the global 'free' internet phone call crown.The giant of search has bought, for a reported $30 million, Gizmo5, the VoIP technology developed by ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 38 Documents (in Internet & IT)
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eBay Inc
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 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 9 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
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Janus Friis
Skype Founders Reach Agreement with Buyers—Reports
The dispute between Skype's founders and the investment groups that are putative buyers of the business may be nearing an agreement, according to Bloomberg. Citing unnamed sources as the deal is not in the public domain, the agreement will see the two ... [Communications Direct - 11/07/2009]
First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 6 Documents (in Internet & IT)
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Skype Technologies SA
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 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 8 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 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 3 Documents
Skype
The return of founding fathers has a mixed record in the tech world, but having Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis back is at least a good start ... [FT.com - IT - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 5 Documents (in Internet & IT)
EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders
SAN FRANCISCOEBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.The online marketplace operator said Friday the ... [Denver Post - 11/09/2009]
First Reported 11/10/2009 - Updated 11/11/2009 - 4 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Skype Deal Clears Expansion Path
Where does Skype go from here? It is expected to return its focus to implementing new features and finding new ways to make money, rather than devoting resources to finding a workaround. Skype has released an application that makes its calling service ... [Mobile Tech Today - 11/11/2009]
First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 3 Documents
Credibility of Afghan government near 'disaster'
• Still negative inflation rate in Sweden• Björn Borg will make 'aggressive investments' after net profit fell 20 percent• Sweden wants EU bonus cap on hedge funds• Vattenfall not decided on sale of Swedish grid• Fifth death from swine flu hits Swede ... [Swedish Wire - 11/12/2009]

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Sale of Skype finalized [Neowin.net - 5 hours ago]
eBay Finally Spins Off Skype [Seeking Alpha - 11/20/2009]
EBay Closes USD 2 B Sale of Skype [Sofia News Agency - 11/20/2009]
eBay Completes Sale of Skype Unit to Investor G... [Digital Media Wire - 11/20/2009]
eBay's Skype deal is (finally) undone [TheDeal.com - 11/20/2009]
eBay Closes Skype Sale [Wireless Week - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes $2bn Skype sale [News24.com - 11/20/2009]
EBay completes sale of Skype [Straits Times - 11/20/2009]
eBay closes the deal on Skype sale [Hexus - 11/20/2009]
eBay Completes Skype Sale [WebProNews Feed - 11/20/2009]
eBay sells $2bn stake in Skype [Computer Weekly - 11/20/2009]
EBay finally sells majority of Skype [V3.co.uk - 11/20/2009]
Skype Sold: eBay Completes Deal [Sky News - 11/20/2009]
Canada Pension Plan Part of Skype Purchase from... [Mediacaster - 11/20/2009]
eBay sells majority stake in Skype [TechConnect Magazine - 11/20/2009]
EBay sells Skype for $2 billion [Deccan Chronicle - 11/20/2009]
Investors Sew Up Deal for Skype [New York Times - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes sale of Skype for $2 bn [Indian Express - 11/20/2009]
Skype Sold: eBay Seals Deal After Legal Row [Ananova - 11/20/2009]
Auction's over for Skype [The Register - 11/20/2009]
High Court ruled against Skype founders on day ... [The Register - 11/20/2009]
High Court ruled against Skype founders' US act... [Out-Law.com - 11/20/2009]
eBay Completes Skype Sale at $2.75 Billion Valu... [Seeking Alpha - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale [France24 - europe - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale [France24 - Business - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale [France24 - Asia Pacific - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale [France24 - Americas - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale [France24 - Middle East - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale [France24 - france - 11/20/2009]
eBay completes Skype sale [France24 - culture - 11/20/2009]
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Janus Friis, Mike Volpi, Marc Andreessen, [more]
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Skype Technologies SA, eBay Inc, Joltid Ltd, [more]
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Uppsala University, University of Michigan, TechCrunch50 Conference, [more]
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Complementary, Lawsuit, Pension Plan, [more]
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San Jose (San Jose, Costa Rica), London, San Francisco (United States), [more]
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Sweden, Canada, United Kingdom, [more]
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Internet & IT, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, [more]
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IT, Internet & Online, Telecom, [more]
TechCrunch, TechNews.AM, All Things Digital, [more]
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TechCrunch Interviews (The Very Happy) Skype CE... [TechCrunch - 2 hours ago]
Skype CEO Josh Silverman can’t stop smiling in this video interview we recorded in Menlo Park this morning. And no wonder – despite serious legal and spinoff drama, ...
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 ...
eBay completes sale of Skype at $2.75 billion v... [Venturebeat - 11/20/2009]
eBay said it has completed the sale of a 70-percent stake in Skype communications service for an amount that values the company at $2.75 billion. The buyer is an ...
eBay sets Skype loose at $2.75 billion valuation [CNET News.com - 11/20/2009]
Auction site eBay has, as long anticipated, sold off the Skype telephony service to a group of investors that includes Marc Andreessen's new Andreessen Horowitz ...
SOLD: Skype Now Worth $2.75 Billion [Mashable! - 11/19/2009]
Last week, after months of bickering and lawsuits, the Skype saga finally ended. eBay, which bought Skype for $2.6 billion in 2005, settled outstanding litigation ...
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