The auction giant will sell most of its stake for $1.9 billion in cash and a note with principal of $125 million.
EBay will keep a 30 percent stake, meaning the new deal values Skype at $2.75 billion, a small increase from the $2.6 billion it was purchased for by EBay in 2005.
Besides the founders of the software, the rest of Skype was sold to an investment consortium led by Silver Lake and Joltid Limited.
Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 20 Nov 2009 0:59
