Young and Invested

Is Skype Ready For Its Own Future?

Skype was acquired by an investor group consisting of Silver Lake Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) on Nov 19, 2009, from EBay. The acquisition gave the investors a 56% majority stake in Skype while EBay held on to a 30% ownership. What made this major move all the more interesting is that [...]