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# Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/microsoft-buys-linkedin-for-26-2-billion/
- Published: 2016-06-13T15:26:06.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-13T15:46:42.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Acquisitions, B to B, #Import 2026-10-08 18:47

**Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn,** the social network for professionals with some 433 million users, for $26.2 billion in cash. The transaction has already been approved by both boards, but it must still get regulatory and other approvals, reports [TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26b-in-cash-makes-big-move-into-enterprise-social-media/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

The TechCrunch report, in part, added:

“If for some reason the deal does not go through, LinkedIn will have to pay Microsoft a $725 million termination fee, according to Microsoft’s SEC filing detailing the merger.

“The $196/share offer is a big hike on its closing price from Friday, $131.08\. (And in premarket trading, unsurprisingly, LinkedIn’s stock has nearly crept up 64% to reach the share price MSFT is paying. Microsoft’s price is down 4% to $49.66 in pre-market trading.)

“LinkedIn is keeping its branding and product, and it will become a part of Microsoft’s productivity and business processes segment.”