M&A VALUATION AND CIM REPORT

M& A Valuation and CIM Report

Executive Summary

“Yahoo Inc. (Yahoo) is a global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. The company's brand is known globally for its Internet search engine and a host of other services. It offers a wide range of Internet-based services such as search engine, electronic mailing, Internet communication, and marketing services to advertisers and others. The company has a huge enterprise value and has a stable position among the key players of the industry. Therefore, it has been recommended that it is a great opportunity to invest in the company and either merge or acquire its business. The investment Memo will help the investors in taking the decision after having complete information about the company, its industry, profitability, technology used by the firm, legal information and the proposed amount of purchase of the business.” Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

M & A Valuation and CIM Report

Introduction

“Yahoo Inc. (Yahoo) is a global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. The company's brand is known globally for its Internet search engine and a host of other services. It offers a wide range of Internet-based services such as search engine, electronic mailing, Internet communication, and marketing services to advertisers and others. The company focuses on creating a content, communications, and community platform to provide advertising solutions across all digital screens. Yahoo provides its products and services through its subsidiaries spread across major countries such as the UK, Ireland, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, France and Germany. Yahoo is headquartered in Sunnyvale, the US. The company strategic intent is to expand its business portfolio through strategic alliances and partnerships. In line with the strategy, the company recently entered into an advertising partnership and also expanded its distribution agreement with Facebook, Inc., to offer premium media experiences to its customers. The company also entered into a promotion agreement with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, radio broadcasting, online and mobile services provider, to improve its music, entertainment news and information services. The Yahoo inc. is listed in NASDAQ under the name of YHOO. The price of the YHOO is 21.01 cited on 16th February 2013. This comprehensive SWOT profile of Yahoo Inc. provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company's businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by Global Data to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company's key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.”

Confidential Investor Memorandum

Business and Industry Analysis

“Yahoo! Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital media company that delivers personalized digital content and experiences worldwide. It offers online properties and services to users in three categories, ...