(Updates)
** Taboola.com Ltd's TBLA.O shares surge 60% to nearly $3
after Yahoo buys minority stake in co and signs long-term deal
with co
** Co on track for its best single-day performance to date
** Under agreement, Taboola to exclusively power native
advertising, or paid content, across all of Yahoo's digital
properties
** Yahoo, which is backed by Apollo Global Management
APO.N , to receive 25% of Taboola's equity
** Deal to add to Taboola's revenue, EBITDA and free cash
flow
** TBLA shares were down ~77% YTD as of Friday's close
(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik)
((yuvraj.malik@thomsonreuters.com))