Yahoo's stock rose 8 percent to US$11.64 Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller is trying to raise money to acquire all or a part of the Internet pioneer.
Miller believes he can do a deal worth about US$20 to US$22 per share, according to the report, which cited unnamed sources. Those sources said Miller is trying to raise money from private equity investors and sovereign wealth funds.
A Times of London report over the weekend also said Miller was working on a deal, but that report limited the scope to Yahoo's search business and said the ultimate owner of the assets would be Microsoft. The Wall Street Journal report didn't uncover a Microsoft connection.
Miller runs a venture capital fund called Velocity Interactive Group.
Yahoo and Velocity Interactive didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
This article was first published as a blog on CNET News.com.
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