08-11-2007, 08:13 AM
Quote:7 Candidates For An eBAY Acquisition...
IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI). Stifel Nicolaus suggests EBAY may be interested in IAC, or at least parts of the company. IAC owns brands like Ask.com, Evite, Home Shopping Network, Match.com and Ticketmaster. It is perhaps more digestible with a market cap of under $8 billion although the company has given no indication it would support a sale.
ValueClick (VCLK)/Commission Junction. ValueClick has a market cap of around $2 billion, is trading near a 52 week low, and, among other things, manages EBAY's affiliate program through Commission Junction. It also has activities in comparison shopping and advertising solutions. This could be a nice fit with EBAY...
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