Microsoft Acquires LinkExchange

Announced November 6, 1998 — $265M

What happened

LinkExchange was a company based in United States operating in internet advertising network.

Microsoft's acquisition history

34th 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 1998

36 across all acquirers

Microsoft in Internet advertising network

1 acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire LinkExchange?

Microsoft acquired LinkExchange on November 6, 1998. This was Microsoft's 34th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for LinkExchange?

Microsoft paid $265M for LinkExchange.

What does LinkExchange do?

LinkExchange was a company based in United States operating in internet advertising network.

What other Internet advertising network companies has Microsoft acquired?

LinkExchange is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Internet advertising network so far.