Verizon to acquire Yahoo for $4.83B Ending months of speculation, Verizon has agreed to buy Yahoo’s core operations and holdings for $4.83 billion in cash. After the sale, Yahoo shareholders will retain investments in Alibaba, as well as Yahoo Japan and a portfolio of patents. Disclosure: Verizon is a shareholder in CrunchBase. Talend IPO expected to price this week Talend, a provider of data integration software, plans to raise $84 million in an intital stock offering expected to begin trading this week on Nasdaq. The company has previously raised over $100 million from investors including Balderton Capital, Idinvest Partners and Silver Lake Partners. StackPath emerges from stealth with $180M round Dallas-based cybersecurity startup StackPath emerged from stealth mode and announced that it has secured an investment from private equity firm ABRY Partners. TechCrunch reports a round size of $180 million, including $150 million from ABRY, with the company also acquiring four companies — MaxCDN, Fireblade, Cloak and Staminus — to launch a security-as-a-service platform. Introducing new ways to access CrunchBase Data Uncover new opportunities, discover industry trends, and build powerful apps using the Daily Excel Export or API. | 
