Of the purchase price by Microsoft, $686m will repay Skype's debt leaving an equity value of $7.8bn, of which about $2.3bn will go to eBay.
Nasdaq-listed software provider Microsoft has agreed to buy Skype Global for an $8.5bn enterprise valuation and giving a $1.4bn overall return over six years to online auction company eBay that owned 30% of the internet communications operator.
Of the purchase price by Microsoft, $686m will repay Skype’s debt leaving an equity value of $7.8bn, of which about $2.3bn will go to eBay. EBay said since its original investment it had made $1.4bn profit on an overall return of about $4.6bn.
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