Skype initial public offering next year
US based online auction company eBay has announced that they are going to separate Skype from their operations.
They are planning to launch an IPO for this unit sometime next year.
eBay said that the timing of the IPO launch would depend upon prevailing market conditions.
eBay CEO John Donahoe spoke about [...]

Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis said to be interested in buying back Skype!
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis founded Skype and sold it to eBay a couple of years ago.
The duo is said to be working on plans to acquire the VoIP Company back from eBay.
Market sources say that they are trying to collaborate with [...]

Meg Whitman to step down as eBay CEO in March

Online auction service eBay has announced that their chief executive Meg Whitman will step down in March.
Her position would then be taken over by their current marketplace unit head John Donahoe.
eBay chairman of the board Pierre Omidyar spoke on this decision: “With humor, smarts and unflappable [...]