Wednesday, 2. September 2009
Topic: e-bay - on September 2, 2009 at 1:01:00 PM CEST
EBay Sells Skype To Marc Andreessen
EBay plans to announce a deal to sell its Skype voice-over-IP service to a group of private investors, The New York Times reported on its Web site, citing people briefed on the company's plans.
The deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, the report said.
Several investment groups are likely involved in the purchase, including Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures and Silver Lake Partners, the report said. Andreessen Horowitz is run by partners Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape, and Ben Horowitz. Andreessen is also a member of eBay's board of directors.
