Acquisition History / Microsoft / Dynamical Systems Research

Microsoft Acquires Dynamical Systems Research

Announced June 20, 1986 — $1.5M

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What happened

Dynamical Systems Research was a company based in United States operating in operating systems.

Acquirer
Microsoft
Target
Dynamical Systems Research
Announced
June 20, 1986
Price
$1.5M
Industry
Operating systems

By the numbers

Microsoft's acquisition history
1st of 280 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
70 of 280 Microsoft deals
Microsoft's average disclosed price
$2.55B
Microsoft's largest disclosed deal
Activision Blizzard ($75.40B)
Tracked acquisitions in 1986
1 across all acquirers
Microsoft in Operating systems
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire Dynamical Systems Research?

Microsoft acquired Dynamical Systems Research on June 20, 1986. This was Microsoft's 1st publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for Dynamical Systems Research?

Microsoft paid $1.5M for Dynamical Systems Research.

What does Dynamical Systems Research do?

Dynamical Systems Research was a company based in United States operating in operating systems.

What other Operating systems companies has Microsoft acquired?

Dynamical Systems Research is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Operating systems so far.

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