Re:Skype mess: How far will this go?
by brudgers on Saturday June 25, 2011 @02:00PM
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<IANAL>I don't see any meaningful legal liability for Microsoft there. </IANAL>
Microsoft might have some financial exposure which presumably they have covered - and of course it is not in Silverlake's interest to create poison pills because the relatively small profits are unlikely to balance the financial exposure from a potential Microsoft lawsuit. Not to mention that it is almost certainly in Silverlake's interest to get the deal closed, deliver profits to the LP's, and move on to look for new investments.
Microsoft might have some financial exposure which presumably they have covered - and of course it is not in Silverlake's interest to create poison pills because the relatively small profits are unlikely to balance the financial exposure from a potential Microsoft lawsuit. Not to mention that it is almost certainly in Silverlake's interest to get the deal closed, deliver profits to the LP's, and move on to look for new investments.