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Full Version: Yahoo Dumps Comparison Engine Kelkoo For €375 Million Less Than It Paid For It
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Quote:Yahoo has been rumored to be selling Paris-based comparative shopping site Kelkoo for some time now, and it appears that they have found a buyer. Yahoo acquired Kelkoo in 2004 for €475 million.

The company has been sold to a UK-based private equity firm called Jamplant Ltd (update: here is a profile of the fund) for something less than €100 million, according to sources with knowledge of the deal....

full article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/21/yah...s-cash-in/