Paul Allen

Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975. Since leaving the company in 1983, he has whittled his 28 percent stake to less than 2 percent, collecting more than $20 billion along the way. The proceeds have been reinvested through his investment company, Vulcan, which has holdings in energy, entertainment, cable, real estate and technology.

Paul Allen News

Time Warner Cable Said to Bid for Bresnan Business

Time Warner Cable Inc., the second- largest U.S. cable provider, has made a first-round bid to buy Cablevision Systems Corp.’s Optimum West business, according to people familiar with the situation.
Comcast Tops $100B Market Value for First Time

Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable company, saw its market value close above $100 billion for the first time, validating the bet it made on NBC Universal almost two years ago.
Cablevision Said to Seek Optimum West Bids by Week’s End

Cablevision Systems Corp., seeking a buyer for its Optimum West unit, may get an offer from Charter Communications Inc. after asking for first-round bids by the end of the week, said a person with knowledge of the matter.
Allen, Novozymes, Samsung, EU Customs, Lady Gaga: Intellectual Property

Paul G. Allen’s claims that 11 companies including Google Inc. and Apple Inc. infringed his business’s online-shopping technology will remain on hold while the U.S. government reviews the quality of the patents, a judge ruled.
Microsoft Co-Founder Allen Seeks Patent Payday From Apple, Google, Netflix

Billionaire Paul G. Allen ’s research business awoke from a decade-long slumber to seek compensation from 11 companies including Google Inc. and Apple Inc. for its “groundbreaking” contributions to the Internet economy.
Microsoft Co-Founder Allen Gives $26 Million to Washington State

Paul Allen , the co-founder of Microsoft Corp., will give Washington State University $26 million for its School for Global Animal Health .
Cablevision Said to Hire JPMorgan, Citigroup on Bresnan

Cablevision Systems Corp. hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. to seek buyers for its Bresnan Broadband Holdings LLC unit acquired in 2010, said two people familiar with the situation.
Amazon to Purchase Seattle Offices for $1.16 Billion

Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, agreed to buy its 11-building headquarters complex in Seattle for $1.16 billion in a deal poised to be the biggest U.S. office transaction of the year.
Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital Backs Siluria’s Natural Gas Catalyst

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital led a $30 million venture capital investment in Siluria Technologies Inc., a closely held company that’s developing processes to convert natural gas into transportation fuels and chemicals.
Apple, Costco, ‘Toxic People’: Intellectual Property

Paul G. Allen , a Microsoft Corp. co- founder who was once the second-richest American, was told his patent-infringement suit against 11 companies including Google Inc. and Apple Inc. can’t go forward.