Microsoft Acquires Farecast

Announced April 14, 2008 — $75M

What happened

Farecast was a company based in United States operating in online search software.

Microsoft's acquisition history

132nd of 280 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

70 of 280 Microsoft deals

Microsoft's average disclosed price

$2.55B

Microsoft's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2008

75 across all acquirers

Microsoft in Online search software

1 acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire Farecast?

Microsoft acquired Farecast on April 14, 2008. This was Microsoft's 132nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for Farecast?

Microsoft paid $75M for Farecast.

What does Farecast do?

Farecast was a company based in United States operating in online search software.

What other Online search software companies has Microsoft acquired?

Farecast is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Online search software so far.