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Limelight Completes Acquisition of Yahoo’s Edgecast; Combined Company Rebrands as Edgio Creating a Global Leader in Edge-Enabled Solutions

Limelight Completes Acquisition of Yahoo’s Edgecast; Combined Company Rebrands as Edgio Creating a Global Leader in Edge-Enabled Solutions

Poised for growth with the most complete edge native solution to deliver the fastest web applications on the planet, in a high growth $40 billion market Improved profitability underwritten by greater than $50 million of run-rate cost synergies and meaningful revenue diversification Stronger balance sheet and Board with Apollo Funds/Yahoo’s investment TEMPE, Ariz., June 16, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Edgio, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGIO), the globally-scaled software solutions provider powering secure… Source link

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Limelight Networks Shares Rally on Tie-Up With Yahoo’s Edgecast >LLNW

By Colin Kellaher Shares of Limelight Networks Inc. rose more than 10% on Monday after the provider of content delivery network services said it struck a deal to combine with Yahoo’s Edgecast Inc. edge-security, content-delivery and video-services unit. The deal, which values Edgecast at about $300 million, would give Yahoo a nearly 32% stake in the combined company, which would operate as Edgio. The purchase price includes a $30 million investment in the combined… Source link

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Limelight to buy Yahoo’s Edgecast in a stock deal valuing Edgecast at $300 million

Shares of Limelight Networks Inc. LLNW, +13.03% rallied 6.7% in premarket trading Monday, after the content delivery services provider announced a deal to buy Yahoo’s Edgecast Inc., a provider of security, content delivery and video services, in a stock deal that values Edgecast at about $300 million. Yahoo, which owns Edgecast, is owned by Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, -0.90% and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global… Source link

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Limelight Networks to Buy Yahoo’s Edgecast in Stock Deal >LLNW

By Colin Kellaher Limelight Networks Inc. on Monday said it agreed to buy Yahoo’s Edgecast Inc. unit in an all-stock deal that values the provider of edge security, content delivery and video services at about $300 million. Limelight said it will issue about 72.2 million shares to Yahoo, majority owned by private-equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc., resulting in Yahoo owning about 31.9% of the combined company at closing. Apollo bought Yahoo last year for $5… Source link

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Limelight to Acquire Yahoo’s Edgecast, Creating Global Leader in Edge Enabled Software Solutions

Combined Company to Operate as Edgio, Delivering Significantly Increased Scale and Scope with Diversified Revenue Across Products, Clients, Geographies and Channels and an Expanded Total Addressable Market of $40 Billion Yahoo to Receive All Stock and Will Invest $30 Million Demonstrating Conviction in Combined Company’s Growth Plans; Will Own 31.9% of Pro Forma Company and Appoint Three Directors The Strategic Spinoff Delivers Enormous Value and Opportunity for Yahoo as Edgio Scales… Source link

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