Microsoft has raised the acquisition price of Yahoo!
Informed sources said, the Microsoft offer price has been raised “a few dollars.” During the several weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations made no progress, the two sides to resume negotiations is a huge breakthrough, but the specific contents of the negotiations is unknown.
Microsoft had previously threatened, if before the last Saturday Yahoo does not accept the offer, they will be through a proxy fight for the acquisition of rights. However, to date Microsoft has not announced any plans, and the two sides began negotiations to silence them with an explanation.
As the negotiations re-opened, Yahoo shares rose. Friday afternoon the latest trading, Yahoo shares rose above 1.70 U.S. dollars, to around 28.54 U.S. dollars, or nearly 6.5 percent; Microsoft shares fell 1.5 percent.
At the same time, part of Yahoo shareholders said they had received calls from Yahoo and Microsoft, because both sides are trying to proven major shareholders accepted the offer price.
Microsoft and Yahoo declined to expression.