Verizon selling Yahoo, AOL unit to Apollo in $5-billion deal

As part of the deal, Verizon will receive $4.25 billion in cash, preferred interests of $750 million and the minority stake

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AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm.

will sell Media, which consists of the pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo Global Management in a $5 billion deal.

said Monday that it will keep a 10 per cent stake in the new company, which will be called Yahoo.

As part of the deal, Verizon will receive $4.25 billion in cash, preferred interests of $750 million and the minority stake.

The transaction includes the assets of Verizon Media, including its brands and businesses such as Yahoo and AOL.

The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year.

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First Published: Mon, May 03 2021. 18:16 IST
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