Verizon says it will sell Yahoo and AOL to PE firm Apollo Global Management for $5B, keeping a 10% stake in the company, which will be rebranded as just “Yahoo”
- Verizon will sell its media group, which includes brands from AOL and Yahoo, to private equity firm Apollo Global Management.
Verizon says it will sell Yahoo and AOL to PE firm Apollo Global Management for $5B, keeping a 10% stake in the company, which will be rebranded as just “Yahoo”
- Verizon will sell its media group, which includes brands from AOL and Yahoo, to private equity firm Apollo Global Management.
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