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Sell Sotheby’s to Ebay, Adam Lindemann’s Solution to the Board Fight

October 8, 2013 by Marion Maneker

Sotheby's Headquarters

Adam Lindemann has his investment banker’s hat on in GalleristNY:

For the value of Sotheby’s to be maximized—and for it to exist on a level playing field with Christie’s—it would likely have to go private or be merged into a larger entity. Look at eBay, which has a market cap of $72 billion; sources tell me it is looking to expand its presence in art. It could easily swallow up Sotheby’s and instantly change the value and global reach of the company. Far-fetched? I don’t think so. EBay certainly knows how to build efficient online selling platforms.

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