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FT Reports Yahoo! (YHOO) Getting Closer to Possible PE Deal

November 7, 2011 11:44 AM EST
Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) shares are outperforming the broader stock market Monday morning, possibly on the heels of rumors out of the FT. The stock last traded at $15.48, up 1.5 percent from Friday's closing price.

Sources in touch with the FT said Yahoo! has gotten closer to agreeing to terms for a sale of all or part of the company, and is now in exclusive talks with several private-equity firms. Rumors suggest Alibaba and Softbank may be attempting to form a group of PE investors in order to make a bid for all of Yahoo!.

Since ousting former CEO Carol Bartz on September 6th, and ultimately sparking renewed takeover rumors, Yahoo! shares have rallied nearly 20 percent.


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