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  • Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K ( Vonage, Skype ) 0 comments
    Sep 3, 2009 12:27 PM | about stocks: VG, EBAY, MOT, T, VZ, Q, S, GOOG, BLS, AAPL

    Vonage

    Insider Filings - SILVER POINT CAPITAL L.P.

    31-Aug-09 2,037,931VGSale at $1.47 per share.
    (Proceeds of $2,995,758)
    28-Aug-09 7,100,000VGSale at $1.53 - $1.59 per share.
    (Proceeds of about $11,076,000)
    28-Aug-09 3,448,275VGAcquisition (Non Open Market) at $0.29 per share.
    (Value of $999,999)
    27-Aug-09 9,137,931VGAcquisition (Non Open Market) at $0.29 per share.
    (Value of $2,649,999)




    SKYPE



    Menlo Park, CA, September 1, 2009     – Skype Technologies S.A. and an investor group led by Silver Lake announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement in which the investor group will purchase a 65 percent interest in Skype Technologies from eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) for approximately $1.9 billion in cash, in a transaction valuing Skype Technologies at $2.75 billion. eBay will retain the remaining 35 percent equity interest in Skype.


    Adam Karol. New York.

    Mr. Karol joined Silver Lake in 2009 and is a Principal. Prior to joining Silver Lake, Mr. Karol worked as an investment professional at Silver Point Capital, L.P., where his investment focus included private equity, distressed debt financings, direct lending and the evaluation of other public and private credit situations.

    Previously, Mr. Karol worked at Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., where he was involved with the analysis and execution of large-scale private equity investments across a wide range of industries. Prior to that, Mr. Karol worked as an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused on mergers, acquisitions and financing transactions in the technology industry.

    Mr. Karol received a B.S. in Finance and Management Information Systems from the Wallace E. Carroll School of Management of Boston College, where he graduated first in his class, summa cum laude, and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma. Mr. Karol also received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

     

    HTC MAX 4G review: From Russia with love
    Guns at the ready fellas, we have a big game in our sights here. The HTC MAX 4G is paying us a visit in an attempt to prove that its relatively low popularity is only due to its very limited availability. With WiMAX connectivity and one of the most complete feature sets in the WinMo realm, it's a claim that might have some credibility.

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    Themes: Vonage, Skype, SILVER POINT CAPITAL, Silver Lake, WiMAX Stocks: VG, EBAY, MOT, T, VZ, Q, S, GOOG, BLS, AAPL
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