The Internet sector kept hemorrhaging in May as 54 companies shut down, bringing the total of dot-coms turned dot-bombs to at least 493 since January 2000
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8 June 2001 y., Friday
The Internet sector kept hemorrhaging in May as 54 companies shut down, bringing the total of dot-coms turned dot-bombs to at least 493 since January 2000, according to Webmergers.com, an online marketplace that tracks Internet business activity.Buyers spent $3 billion for 110 Internet companies in May, up from $2.6 billion for 115 in April.
Major M&A deals for Internet companies in May included the $372 million paid for MP3.com by Vivendi Universal, the $340 million purchase of Digital Island Inc. by Cable & Wireless Plc, the $147 million acquisition of Freshwater Software by Mercury Interactive Corp. and $33 million paid for SkillsVillage by PeopleSoft Inc.
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