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Activist investor takes stake in Yahoo, urges AOL combination

Published 09/26/2014, 12:56 PM
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By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value LP said on Friday it has acquired a significant stake in Yahoo Inc (O:YHOO) and urged the struggling Internet company to cut costs, monetize its Asian assets and seek a "strategic combination" with AOL Inc (N:AOL).

Shares of Yahoo Inc were up 3.75 percent at $40.41 at midday.

In a letter to Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, Starboard said it was looking forward to "engaging directly" with Yahoo to discuss how its plan could be implemented in a timely manner.

© Reuters. A Yahoo logo is pictured in front of a building in Rolle

"We believe a merger of AOL and Yahoo's core business may be one of the best ways to both fully seize the cost reduction opportunity and also to tax efficiently monetize Yahoo's non-core equity holdings," the letter said.

(Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by David Gregorio)

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