Microsoft or 20 billion dollars to buy Yahoo again

With Mr Yang's resignation, Microsoft may restart its takeover of Yahoo. The British Times reported yesterday that Microsoft was ready to buy Yahoo's search business at a price of 20 billion dollars.

It is said that at present Microsoft and Yahoo executives have discussed the specific terms of the deal, if the two sides reached a takeover agreement, Microsoft will hire AOL former chief executive Jonathan Miller (Jonathanmiller), Fox Interactive Media former President Ross Levinson (Rosslevinsohn) To be the head of the merged new department.

Microsoft and Yahoo are not responding to this news.

However, Microsoft CEO Ballmer steveballmer the possibility of Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo, Ballmer said: "There are no active negotiations on the search deal, but we are very happy to start negotiations." However, negotiations on the takeover have been completed. ”

Icahn, a radical investor who has just entered Yahoo's board in August this year, Carlicahn 6.8 million shares in Yahoo, raising its stake to 5.5% per cent. Analysts believe that if Microsoft did restart negotiations with Yahoo, as a member of the Yahoo board of Icahn will certainly understand the matter, then the increase in the company's Yahoo shares, the company will be suspected of "internal stock trading" by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation.