Yahoo! rejects Microsoft's bid definitely

Although he has spent time in the news, I think it should finish what you start, and since at the time spoke of the bid that Microsoft had made ​​to Yahoo! think it's necessary to comment on the news although they have already happened makes a time.

What happened after Microsoft Microsoft launched the takeover was that Yahoo! rejected . Although it did not stop there, far from being intimidated and Microsoft, launched a new offensive in which he implied that if they failed to prosper friendly negotiations employ other strategies less ethical, and by the time that was that.

And finally the end came, as after a meeting between Jerry Yang and David Filo (Co-founder of Yahoo! and CEO'S of it) with Steve Ballmer (President and CEO of Microsoft) and Kevin Johnson (vice president of Worldwide Sales Marketing and Services Microsoft), in which Microsoft has increased its initial offer to $ 33 per share. Although the minimum amount required by Yahoo! was $ 37 per share, so it was impossible to reach agreement, and Microsoft has finally given up and done with Yahoo! rejected by the OPA conducted .

But while Microsoft takeover - Yahoo! seems to have ended, a new movement has given new prominence in the market at Yahoo!, and indirectly, probably is causing a headache for Microsoft, but we will discuss in another post. ah, well, I have not said, who has been the cause of such a movement? indeed: Google

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Microsoft Responds to "No" for his takeover of Yahoo!

Rapid development of events since Microsoft announced the launch of a takeover bid for Yahoo and Yahoo reject this first offer , as Microsoft has been quick to answer , as you pointed Augustine in this comment .

And it seems that Microsoft far from being intimidated in their purpose, seems to take a more aggressive, but prudent, implying that not so easily cease its efforts to acquire Yahoo!, and
reserves the right to take all necessary measures to ensure that Yahoo! shareholders have the opportunity to evaluate the proposal, suggesting that managers are putting their own Yahoo! benefits to the overall interest of its shareholders, stating as unfortunate, that Yahoo! has rejected his offer, because they believe that the combined company would be the best option for both parties.

So this has become pints of a hostile takeover, if circumstances do not change, as Microsoft seems to have the strength to fight for their purpose, which can be effective when achieving his goal, but perhaps not in For actions that can be done to get it, which may not be very ethical, and we'd be talking about some measure of pressure to the board of Yahoo! ......

Subsequently, the statement is again centered on defending any new settings that Microsoft said would provide the combined company, and that the union would offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, while publishers and advertisers to reach be better able to compete better in the online services market.

Similarly emphasize, that this combination will create a more effective company that provides greater value and service to their customers and creating a more competitive market, because this union would result in a strong number two competitor in the market of search engines and online advertising.

Or what is the same: The ability to compete with Google .

Gathering:

• Microsoft launches a takeover bid against Yahoo
• Yahoo! rejects the first offer
• Microsoft does not throw in the towel

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And Yahoo said no. For now ........

A few days ago, I commented on the takeover bid by Microsoft to Yahoo! , it appears that Microsoft has lost the first assault, since Yahoo! said no .

Among the reasons given by Yahoo! are that the offer of $ 31 per share is insufficient to cover the interests of its shareholders, as the article says, Microsoft may actually increase the price offered per share up to $ 40 approximately, and this first not, it may be a measure to pressure and try to increase that price.

Although personally, seeing the evolution of the shares of Yahoo! are not to rave about, but thanks to the announcement of the takeover bid as is customary in such cases have increased slightly.

Yahoo! also says that the offer of $ 31 per share takeover bid undervalues ​​the overall value of the company, its approximately 500 million users worldwide and investments made ​​to build a robust online advertising platform, just as not take into account the growth prospects of companies in which Yahoo! has a high percentage of participation.

So again, it appears that the ball goes to the roof from Microsoft that will act on the matter, but most likely, is that if you want the takeover to succeed, you must increase the price offered per share.

Would be right Dorian in a comment he left on the blog , and the next move is a ¿Yahoo! Partnership with Google ?.

Time will tell ............... (Views Here )

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Microsoft launches a takeover bid against Yahoo

The news is not new, in fact, already there were rumors a few years ago, but this time it has been confirmed:

Microsoft has launched a takeover of Yahoo! by the company of Bill Gates offers a $ 31 a share for Yahoo! , which involves an expenditure of approximately eye to the figure: 44,600 million ($ 44.6 billion) (More € 30,000 million) in cash or in shares of the company.

Why has not. Well maybe because Yahoo! despite being one of the biggest on the Internet, far from Microsoft and Google, though, is going through a bad time, as their actions when they launched the takeover bid was not going through its best experiencing a sharp drop .

In fact, the price of $ 31 per share accounted for approximately 60% of its stock price the day before the takeover.

To this we must add the imminent decision by Yahoo! to discard about 20% of its workforce, which amounts to more than 2,000 employees worldwide, so that by the takeover bid, Microsoft also help alleviate this crisis, as Microsoft intended to include employees of both companies, especially encouraging the retention of Yahoo! engineers and managers.

The reason of this operation?, Well according to Microsoft is creating a company globally competitive and higher value for shareholders, among other things, but make no mistake, the rationale for a transaction of this magnitude is: Google .

And this union is that, if now might be said that the online advertising industry and is monopolized by the search engines Google, with this acquisition, we might be talking about a duopoly, in which Microsoft would seek to gain ground on Google.

Here you can get more information. and the letter that Steve Ballmer sent to Yahoo's Board of Directors.

There will be attentive to the evolution of this great operation, and certainly it will not be at all easy to Microsoft, no longer in that they can perform or not to buy Yahoo!, but in the integration of both companies and the ability to keep users of Yahoo!, because do not forget that Microsoft and Yahoo! share many identical or similar services (mail, browser, etc.), or that Yahoo! has other great services such as Flickr, where users do not share the same idea of ​​relying on Microsoft ......, , So the first step has been taken, we will see how this evolves, because surely the reactions to all this and more, will soon arrive.

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