Microsoft Acquires LinkedIn

Announced December 8, 2016 — $26.20B

What happened

LinkedIn was a company based in United States operating in professional social network.

Microsoft's acquisition history

206th 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 Professional social network

1 acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire LinkedIn?

Microsoft acquired LinkedIn on December 8, 2016. This was Microsoft's 206th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for LinkedIn?

Microsoft paid $26.20B for LinkedIn.

What does LinkedIn do?

LinkedIn was a company based in United States operating in professional social network.

What other Professional social network companies has Microsoft acquired?

LinkedIn is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Professional social network so far.