Yahoo Considering Selling Itself Off
- Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015
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Yahoo is reportedly considering putting its entire internet business up for sale.
The companys board is holding a series of meetings this week, according to the Wall Street Journal, to discuss the possibility of separating its valuable stake in Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba – worth $39.9bn (£27bn), according to the companys Q3 earnings report – from Yahoos main business, with an eye to selling the latter.
The details are still hazy – theres no word of a buyer, beyond potentially private equity firms, or even a rough amount – and Yahoo has not yet responded to these reports, but theyre certainly lent credence by Yahoos recent results. During Q3, it reported losses of $86m, from revenues of $1.2bn. 
If the sale does go ahead, it will be interesting to compare with the $44.6bn bid Microsoft made to acquire Yahoo back in 2008, which was rejected by the company due to “substantially undervaluing” the companys value.
