eBay to spin off Skype with IPO in 2010

eBay to spin off Skype with IPO in 2010

by Brad Linder Apr 14th 2009

It looks like Skype will become its own company again next year. But eBay isn't looking to sell Skype back to founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, despite recent reports that they were hoping to buy the company again. Instead, eBay put out a press release today announcing that it would separate Skype from eBay and sell it through an IPO (initial public offering) in the first half of 2010.

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http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/04/14/ebay-to-spin-off-skype-with-ipo-in-2010/

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