Archive · 3 Oct 2025
Yahoo Nears Deal to Sell AOL to Bending Spoons for $1.4 Billion
Yahoo, which owns the older internet company AOL, is close to selling it to Bending Spoons, an Italian tech company.
The deal is worth about $1.4 billion.
Bending Spoons buys and improves struggling tech companies.
AOL was once a huge company, famous for its email and "You've Got Mail" notification.
AOL makes money from ads and subscriptions like LifeLock and LastPass.
Recently, AOL's website has seen growing traffic, with new content categories being added.
Bending Spoons is a successful company with many users and recently acquired the video platform Vimeo.
Yahoo is in talks to sell AOL to Bending Spoons for approximately $1.4 billion.
Bending Spoons is an Italian tech company that acquires and revitalizes struggling tech businesses.
A final agreement has not yet been signed, and talks could still fall apart.
AOL's revenue comes from advertising and subscriptions, including LifeLock and LastPass.
Bending Spoons is valued at $2.55 billion as of February 2024 and has acquired Vimeo.
- Who
- Yahoo, owned by Apollo Global Management, is selling AOL to Bending Spoons.
- What
- Yahoo is in advanced talks to sell AOL.
- When
- No final agreement has been signed yet.
- Where
- The buyer, Bending Spoons, is based in Milan, Italy.
- Why
- Yahoo, owned by Apollo Global Management, is selling off AOL.
- Buyer
- Bending Spoons
- Seller
- Yahoo (owned by Apollo Global Management)
- Sale Price
- $1.4 billion
- AOL Revenue
- Advertising and subscriptions
- Bending Spoons Valuation (Feb 2024)
- $2.55 billion