Microsoft’s Attempt to Acquire Yahoo: A Case in Letters Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

On 31st January, 2008, Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer wrote a memo to YAHOO in search of obtaining the business at a 62% premium above that day's closing stock price.

Yahoo's board, headed by CEO Jerry Yang , unanimously declined this first offer-prompting Microsoft to make several subsequent attempts to close a deal. This case summarize and discusses process over a three-year span between Yahoo and Microsoft, asking student to assess whether Microsoft's offering prices were in line with the worth of Yahoo.

PUBLICATION DATE: November 08, 2012 PRODUCT #: CU66-HCB-ENG

Microsoft's Attempt to Acquire Yahoo A Case in Letters Case Study Solution

This is just an excerpt. This case is about FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

 

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