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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank. It was an attractive offer and a step-up in value for us, considering the value of what we had contributed to 3721 and its $120 million purchase price two years earlier. Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters.