San Francisco - Yahoo (NASD:  YHOO) investor and board member Carl Icahn has spoken out in favor of a search and advertising deal with Microsoft (NASD:  MSFT) that was reported last week to be nearing completion, Reuters reported. "I’ve been a strong advocate of getting a search deal done with Microsoft," Icahn, who owns about 5% of Yahoo, told Reuters.

"It would enhance value if a deal got done, because of the synergies involved."

The blog All Things D reported last week that Microsoft and Yahoo were close to signing a multi-billion dollar deal that would see Microsoft assume Yahoo’s search advertising business.

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