The company is free and clear to execute to its full potential.” Marc Andreessen, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz, tells us: “Everything is settled-all lawsuits, all IP. The two men are also putting in a ‘significant amount of capital’ of their own in exchange for the stake in the new company, presumably through their Atomico Ventures fund. In addition, Friis and Zennström gain representation on the board of the new entity. The Scandinavian businessmen are getting 14 percent of Skype back for rights to the Global Index P2P technology their company Joltid controls (which is key to the Skype software) – and not 10% like previously reported by other media.

The original Skype founders, Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, are now back in the game. Marc Andreessen, partner of Andreessen Horowitz, tells us: “Everything is settled-all lawsuits, all IP. Index Ventures, a historical investor in Skype, is not going to be part of that buying party after all, and its partner Mike Volpi is definitely out of the picture ( no surprises there). EBay has just announced that it has reached a settlement with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for the sale of the Internet communication company to a consortium formed by private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

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