Facebook valued at $65 billion
An investment firm looking to take a small stake in Facebook has valued the social networking giant at $65 billion, U.S. financial news network CNBC reported.
Citing sources close to General Atlantic, CNBC said the firm was in the process of acquiring a 0.1 percent stake in Facebook by purchasing 2.5 million shares from that company's former employees, although the transaction has not yet been finalized.
Facebook, which already has more than 500 million registered users worldwide, raised $1.5 billion in January from Goldman Sachs Group and Digital Sky in a private share placing that valued the social networking site at $50 billion.
General Atlantic, an investment firm founded in 1980 that normally makes investments in the $50 million-$500 million range, has previously invested in U.S. luxury-goods retailer Gilt Groupe and Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba, according to CNBC.