Daily Mail parent in talks with private equity for Yahoo bid -WSJ

The parent company of the British newspaper, the Daily Mail, is in talks with several private equity firms about a possible bid for Yahoo Inc (NasdaqGS: YHOO - news) , the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Daily Mail & General Trust PLC's potential bid could take one of two forms, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter. In one scenario, a private-equity partner would acquire Yahoo (Hanover: YHO.HA - news) 's core web business, with the Mail taking over the news