Forget Microsoft, Miller may make a run at Yahoo himself
So maybe there was a little something to that Times report about the Microsoft-Yahoo deal after all. Former AOL chief executive Jonathan Miller is apparently attempting to raise money to make a run at buying a piece of — or all of — Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal now reports.
Miller, who is said to be talking with private equity and sovereign wealth funds, would need to raise something in the range of $28 to $30… Continue Reading
Levinsohn to merge firm with Silicon Valley’s ComVentures
Ross Levinsohn, the former News Corp. deal-maker who led the acquisition of MySpace, has merged his firm with a controversial Silicon Valley firm to focus on media investments.
We first reported rumors that Levinsohn would team up with the ComVentures in October, and this evening Levinsohn confirmed that news. The merger will be called Velocity Interactive Group.
Levinsohn left News Corp. earlier this year to launch a new firm, Velocity, and his stated goal at the time… Continue Reading