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Will WAYN be sold by the end of April?

Settled as No

No news

Background:

Guardian (http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2008/03/after_bebo_could_travelnetwork.html) is reporting the have hired Lazards for a 'strategic review' (biz speak for how can we flog it). TechCrunch UK (http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/03/18/is-wayn-on-the-block-again/) has cried wolf on this one once before but is linking the sale to AOL's purchase of Bebo which was trading at 25% just before the deal was announced (http://www.hubdub.com/e/Market/Will_an_acquisition_of_Bebo_be_announced_by_March_15th_3343/view).
 
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Settled

Yes
1%
No
99%
Activity: H$31,062
Settled as No on Sun 4th May 12:24am PDT
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

Settlement details: As confirmed by WAYN or the acquiror. Deal needs to be announced by the end of April, not necessarily completed.

Suspend date: Thu 1st May 12:59am PDT

Settlement date: Sun 4th May 12:24am PDT

Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 1st May 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 25%

Action history:

Created Tue 18th Mar 6:50am PDT by nigeleccles[Admin]
Suspended Thu 1st May 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Sat 3rd May 3:06pm PDT by kruijs[Power User]: Has it been sold?
Settled as 'No' Sun 4th May 12:24am PDT by nigeleccles[Admin]: No news
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

Settlement details: As confirmed by WAYN or the acquiror. Deal needs to be announced by the end of April, not necessarily completed.... read all

 

Predictions (20)

20 predictions

24 weeks ago
kruijs[Power User] predicted No (H$300 at 78%)
24 weeks ago
oceanician predicted No (H$85 at 78%)
24 weeks ago
randomkiller403 predicted No (H$100 at 78%)
24 weeks ago
myunion predicted No (H$20 at 78%)
24 weeks ago
medevam predicted No (H$500 at 77%)
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Comments (3)

  1 rohan
"SOLD"- meaning an announcement (i think) or the completion of the acquisition?
posted 30 weeks ago
  2 nemesis
Announced, not necessarily completed. I've put that in the settlement details (but I'm not sure if anyone ever reads them).
posted 30 weeks ago
  3 rohan
what do you mean "you" put it? didn't nigel create this question?
posted 30 weeks ago

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