eBay announced back in April that it planned to separate Skype from the company with anticipation of an IPO in 2010. A lot can happen in a few months. According to a press release issued by eBay this morning, an investor group led by Silver Lake, that includes Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz an...

Today, Skype begins a new chapter. We’re spinning off from eBay to become an independent company once again. This is very exciting news for all of us here at Skype, and I want to give all of you a brief overview of what’s happening. A small group of venture capital funds have agreed with...