Microsoft Acquires Skype Technologies

Announced May 10, 2011 — $8.50B

What happened

Skype Technologies was a company based in Luxembourg operating in telecommunications.

Microsoft's acquisition history

150th 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 2011

117 across all acquirers

Microsoft in Telecommunications

1 acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire Skype Technologies?

Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies on May 10, 2011. This was Microsoft's 150th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for Skype Technologies?

Microsoft paid $8.50B for Skype Technologies.

What does Skype Technologies do?

Skype Technologies was a company based in Luxembourg operating in telecommunications.

What other Telecommunications companies has Microsoft acquired?

Skype Technologies is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Telecommunications so far.