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- Verizon selling off its digital media business follows years of struggles to prop up a meaningful competitor to Facebook and Google. The telecom giant saw an opportunity to put a dent in digital advertising's duopoly by combining its muscle in the mobile space with the reach and name recognition of publishers like AOL and Yahoo.
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Sep 1, 2021 · Private equity firm Apollo Global Management this morning announced that it has completed its acquisition of Yahoo (formerly known as Verizon Media Group, itself formerly known as Oath) from...
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May 3, 2021 · NEW YORK May 3, 2021 - Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) today announced that funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (the “Apollo Funds”) entered into an agreement to acquire Verizon Media for $5 billion.
May 3, 2021 · Verizon is exiting the media business, announcing Monday that it’s selling the unit for $5 billion to private equity firm Apollo Global Management.
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Sep 2, 2021 · Yahoo and AOL, formerly known as Verizon Media Group, have officially been acquired by their new owners and renamed as simply “Yahoo.” Verizon announced it was selling the properties to...
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May 3, 2021 · Verizon will sell its media group to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion, the companies announced Monday. The sale allows Verizon to offload properties from the...
May 3, 2021 · Verizon has agreed a deal to sell its "Verizon Media" unit — including Engadget — to the investment firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. Verizon will retain a 10-percent stake in the...
May 3, 2021 · Verizon bought Yahoo to combine its search, email and messenger assets, as well as its advertising technology tools, with the AOL platform.