Microsoft possibly trying to acquire a stake in Yahoo. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Google may also be looking at acquiring a substantial stake in the former search engine giant Yahoo. This would be substantially more difficult for Google because of the obvious potential antitrust implications. Google currently has about 65% of the search engine market and if you throw in Yahoo’s 15%…. From the article:
Google Inc. has talked to at least two-private equity firms about potentially assisting them to finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc.’s core business according to a person familiar with the matter, and did not identify the source. Google and prospective partners have held early-stage discussions, but haven’t assembled a formal proposal. The source said Google may not end up pursuing a bid. A spokeswoman for Mountain View, Calif.-based Google declined to comment to The Associated Press. A spokeswoman for Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo said the company doesn’t comment “on rumor or speculation.”With all the talks going on at this pace, it’s pretty clear that one way or another, Yahoo is toast. ]]>
