6 outlets·6 reports
GameStop wants to buy eBay for $55.5 billion. Its own revenue fell 27 per cent last year.
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
GameStop has announced an unsolicited offer of roughly $55 billion to acquire eBay, with CEO Ryan Cohen saying the proposal will be taken to shareholders if eBay’s board does not respond. The retailer’s revenue fell about 27 percent last year, and analysts note the company has not detailed how it would finance the purchase.
Written from all 6 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Engadget·GameStop is reportedly preparing an offer to buy eBay
- TechMeme·GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen says he is making an unsolicited ~$56B offer to buy eBay and will take the offer to shareholders if the company is not receptive (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)
- Hacker News·GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay
- The Verge·GameStop makes $56 billion offer to acquire eBay
- Ars Technica·GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it'll pay for it
- The Next Web·GameStop wants to buy eBay for $55.5 billion. Its own revenue fell 27 per cent last year.
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