Yahoo Dumps Comparison Engine Kelkoo For 375 Million Less Than It Paid For It

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Yahoo Dumps Comparison Engine Kelkoo For 375 Million Less Than It Paid For It

11-23-2008, 09:00 AM,

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Yahoo Dumps Comparison Engine Kelkoo For 375 Million Less Than It Paid For It

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/

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