Microsoft Acquires Groove

Announced February 9, 2016

What happened

Groove was a company based in Canada operating in music discovery.

Microsoft's acquisition history

200th 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 2016

106 across all acquirers

Microsoft in Music discovery

1 acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire Groove?

Microsoft acquired Groove on February 9, 2016. This was Microsoft's 200th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for Groove?

The price Microsoft paid for Groove was not publicly disclosed. Only 70 of Microsoft's 280 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Groove do?

Groove was a company based in Canada operating in music discovery.

What other Music discovery companies has Microsoft acquired?

Groove is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Music discovery so far.