- Leon Cooperman tells CNBC he backs fellow eBay (EBAY -1%) shareholder Carl Icahn's call for a PayPal spinoff. Cooperman's Omega Advisors owned 855K eBay shares (less than a .1% stake) at the end of Q4.
- Meanwhile, Icahn (2%+ stake) has fired a fresh broadside at eBay CEO John Donahoe over his handling of the Skype sale (previous), declaring his "inexcusable incompetence" cost shareholders over $4B.
- The letter comes shortly after eBay (as expected) rejected Icahn's board nominees. Both Icahn and Donahoe claim to have strong shareholder support for their PayPal stances.