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Description: Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)’s board has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr Inc., a service that hosts 108 million blogs, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: May 19, 2013

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-19/yahoo-board-approves-purchase-of-tumblr-wsj-journal-says.html

Questions for Discussions:

  • What is the logic behind this acquisition?
  • How would you evaluate the acquisition cost?
  • Do you think it was a fair price to pay?

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