Microsoft Acquires Great Plains Software

Announced April 5, 2001 — $939.9M

What happened

Great Plains Software was a company based in United States operating in business management software.

Microsoft's acquisition history

59th 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 2001

42 across all acquirers

Microsoft in Business management software

1 acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire Great Plains Software?

Microsoft acquired Great Plains Software on April 5, 2001. This was Microsoft's 59th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for Great Plains Software?

Microsoft paid $939.9M for Great Plains Software.

What does Great Plains Software do?

Great Plains Software was a company based in United States operating in business management software.

What other Business management software companies has Microsoft acquired?

Great Plains Software is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Business management software so far.