Intercontinental Exchange Throws Cold Water on eBay Takeover
Reading Time: 1 minute Yesterday we reported the Wall Street Journal claims Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has made a takeover offer for around $30 billion to purchase the core eBay marketplace.
Once the report got some wide coverage in the media, ICE put out a statement that appears to throw cold water on a “quick takeover.”
“ICE approached eBay to explore a range of potential opportunities that might create value for the shareholders of both companies. eBay has not engaged in a meaningful way. We are not in negotiations regarding the sale of all or part of eBay.”
eBay has not publically responded to the takeover report. However, the company did respond to a letter from Starboard Value LP that is attempting to push the marketplace to accelerate the sale of the classifieds group.
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Richard Meldner
Richard is co-founder of eSeller365. He has over 17 years of experience on eBay which includes tens of thousands of sales to buyers in over 100 countries and even has experience with eBay’s VeRO program enforcing intellectual property rights for a former employer. And for about two years Richard sold products on Amazon using Amazon FBA in the US.
To “relax” from the daily business grind, for a few weekends a year, he also works for IMSA as a professional race official.