PE Wants AOL & Other Lies We Keep Telling Ourselves
Private equity may not be the last great hope for AOL. In fact, it may be no hope at all. According to a story last week from Bloomberg News, buying AOL would be a cheap way for a PE firm to get online. AOL could sell for about $1.5 billion, according to an analyst cited in the story. Such an amount would be in line with the 41% premium paid in takeovers greater than $500 million. The story didn't name any PE firms that are or would be interested....
23 August 2011•4 mins read
