Verizon Communications

In June 2015, Verizon Communications (VZ) agreed to acquire AOL for about $4.4 billion, a deal completed later that month. The purchase gave Verizon access to AOL’s advertising technology and digital content properties, positioning the telecommunications company to expand its mobile video and advertising businesses.

…Atlantic in 2000 and became Verizon Communications). He stayed with Verizon until 2008 and was named “of counsel” (an attorney who has a close and ongoing relationship with a practice but who is neither an associate nor a partner) at Kirkland & Ellis the following year. Barr also served on…

…2016 it was announced that Verizon Communications would acquire the company’s core assets, notably its Internet operations, for approximately $4.8 billion. However, the closing of the deal was delayed by the public announcement that Yahoo! had been subjected to a series of security breaches, which was said to have affected…