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Yang and the Board eager for Microsoft deal; Icahn still bad for Yahoo

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2008-07-18 07:33:52 by Sardar Mohkim Khan in Startup Meme
Yahoo! Yes Yahoo for stakeholders as they read the latest letter from Yahoo reveals that the company might very well strike a deal with Microsoft , stating that it might sell its shares for $33 each. However there have quite a lot of demands put up that clearly state how exactly the proposal from Microsoft becomes acceptable by Yahoo and the...
 
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Yahoo! Speaks Yang way; rejects Microsoft/Icahn plans at Yahoos makeover

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2008-07-13 06:54:52 by Sardar Mohkim Khan in Startup Meme
Jerry Yang had been fighting it all by himself so far by facing Icahns personal grudges against him and the combined front put against him by Icahn and Microsoft to oust him . But the latest proposal bieng made by Microsoft to acquire Yaho has been declined by Yahoo. A kick too hard to burst the software giants bubble. The latest offer was a...
 
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Microsoft, Yahoo, and Carl Icahn Descend Into Backstabbing Chaos*

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2008-07-14 15:52:00 by Henry Blodget in Silicon Alley Insider
UPDATE: We now have more details on Microsoft's latest search offer, and it seems more compelling than Yahoo indicated in its press release on Saturday Also, the most obvious non-starter in the proposal--the condition that Carl Icahn would get control of what was left of Yahoo--is now being disavowed by people close to Microsoft. Microsoft's...
 
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SEC filing details Carl Icahn's matchmaking role in Oracle-BEA Systems deal

2008-02-08 20:25:00 by Dawn Kawamoto in Webware.com
 
As Microsoft makes a buyout play for a reluctant Yahoo , the software giant may want to enlist the help of billionaire investor Carl Icahn The shareholder activist apparently played matchmaker extrodinare in Oracle's $8.5 billion buyout bid for BEA Systems , according to BEA Systems' Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday The SEC...
 
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Yahoo-Microsoft-Icahn: What Happens Next

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2008-05-16 15:43:00 by Henry Blodget in Silicon Alley Insider
The next move in the Yahoo-Microsoft-Icahn saga is Carl Icahn's. As Yahoo (YHOO) wisely pointed out in its rebuff letter, there's no bid for Yahoo on the table right now, so it's hard to accuse Yahoo's board of doing anything worse than blowing the original negotiations The truth, of course, is that Icahn doesn't actually want to get Yahoo's...
 
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Microsoft Signals It Would Rather Talk To An Icahn-Controlled Yahoo

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2008-07-07 13:42:38 by Erick Schonfeld in TechCrunch
Dissident Yahoo shareholder Carl Icahn and Microsoft have been talking to each other (as has everyone else involved in a possible Yahoo deal, including Yahoo and AOL over the weekend ). In a letter to shareholders, reproduced below, Icahn notes that he and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer have been discussing possible transactions over the past week,...
 
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Yahoo uses Yahoo! to battle Icahn; Have a message for Stockholders

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2008-07-19 10:51:53 by Sardar Mohkim Khan in Startup Meme
Yahoo has finally taken an a full throttle at dismantling Carl Icahn off the command seat he is trying to be in by reshaping Yahoo and its management board. The chain at anti Icahn-ism began when Icahn voiced his opinion asking Jerry to stop his bullshit ; which was Jerrys stubbornness at not selling off to Microsoft. From there on Jerry stepped...
 
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Yahoo's Icahn Response Calm and Smart; Here's Icahn's Next Move

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2008-05-15 23:15:00 by Henry Blodget and Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
Yahoo's (YHOO) board responded to Carl Icahn, who is circling Yahoo like a hungry shark . Earlier, Icahn unveiled his slate of directors , including himself, Frank Biondi, and Mark Cuban. In a letter to Icahn, Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock says he thinks the board is doing its job just fine--and, more importantly, he explains why In fact, Icahn's...
 
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Icahn Talks Angry To Yahoo (Again); Names His Price

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2008-06-06 16:14:22 by Paul Glazowski in Mashable!
Updated: Whats a week without Carl Icahn making more noise on the Microshoo front? Yet another letter has been sent the way of Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock by the activist investor. This time Icahn is talking share price The number Icahn is now officially willing to see Microsoft give Yahoo to finally force control of the company out of the hands...
 
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