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Jack Ma, chief executive of Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group Holding
Ltd., told an audience at an event at Stanford University on Friday that he
was "interested" in buying Yahoo Inc., according to a spokesman for Mr. Ma.
At the event, Mr. Ma said he was interested in buying Yahoo and added that
private-equity firms and others had approached him as well, said the
spokesman. When asked about his friendship with Yahoo director and co-
founder Jerry Yang, Mr. Ma said it was business, not personal, according to
the spokesman.
A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment.
Mr. Ma's comments follow the firing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz earlier this
month after she was unable to jumpstart growth at the onetime highflying web
company. Yahoo's board of directors has since begun to engage with
executive-search firms as it continues to look for a new CEO while
entertaining buyout offers for the Internet company, people familiar with
the matter said. Yahoo's board is putting a higher priority on evaluating a
potential sale of all or parts of the Internet company over its search for a
new CEO, people familiar with the matter have said
Yahoo owns significant stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan that are worth one-
third to one-half of Yahoo's overall market value, which stands at roughly $
17 billion. Mr. Ma has previously sought to buy back Yahoo's 40% stake in
his Chinese Internet empire and has engaged in a war of words with Yahoo in
recent years over a variety of matters.
The Wall Street Journal previously reported that private equity firms such
as Silver Lake and media executive Peter Chernin—who has talked to
Providence Equity Partners about teaming up—have approached Yahoo on
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: By AMIR EFRATI
: Jack Ma, chief executive of Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group Holding
: Ltd., told an audience at an event at Stanford University on Friday that he
: was "interested" in buying Yahoo Inc., according to a spokesman for Mr. Ma.
: At the event, Mr. Ma said he was interested in buying Yahoo and added that
: private-equity firms and others had approached him as well, said the
: spokesman. When asked about his friendship with Yahoo director and co-
: founder Jerry Yang, Mr. Ma said it was business, not personal, according to
: the spokesman.
: A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment.
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【在 L*********d 的大作中提到】
: By AMIR EFRATI
: Jack Ma, chief executive of Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group Holding
: Ltd., told an audience at an event at Stanford University on Friday that he
: was "interested" in buying Yahoo Inc., according to a spokesman for Mr. Ma.
: At the event, Mr. Ma said he was interested in buying Yahoo and added that
: private-equity firms and others had approached him as well, said the
: spokesman. When asked about his friendship with Yahoo director and co-
: founder Jerry Yang, Mr. Ma said it was business, not personal, according to
: the spokesman.
: A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment.
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