The Planned Microsoft Buyout of Yahoo: Good for the Internet?

In 2018, Microsoft Corp. caused a stir inside the online industry because it revealed its intention to acquire Yahoo! Inc. With the support of Silver Lake Partners, a personal firm, Microsoft proposed to Yahoo a $44.6 billion buyout deal in January 2018.

Yahoo declined the offer and instead was left with a 10-year search partnership in 2019. The Microsoft-Yahoo partnership has gained Microsoft an important 30% of the market share but resulted in the dropping of Yahoo stocks from $29 – before the rejection from the $44.6 billion proposal – to $15 as of September 2011.

Since declining Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid in 2018, Yahoo has watched its stocks drop just 44%. As a result, the organization has become presenting itself to prospective buyers, due to its failure to improve revenue.

This time around, Microsoft is poised to create a joint proposal, still partnering with private equity firms – however … READ MORE ...