Acquisition History / Microsoft / Beam
Microsoft Acquires Beam
Announced August 8, 2016
What happened
Beam was a company based in United States operating in video game streaming.
- Acquirer
- Microsoft
- Target
- Beam
- Announced
- August 8, 2016
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Video game streaming
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Microsoft acquire Beam?
Microsoft acquired Beam on August 8, 2016. This was Microsoft's 204th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.
How much did Microsoft pay for Beam?
The price Microsoft paid for Beam was not publicly disclosed. Only 70 of Microsoft's 280 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Beam do?
Beam was a company based in United States operating in video game streaming.
What other Video game streaming companies has Microsoft acquired?
Beam is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Video game streaming so far.
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