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The deal is done. Microsoft is buying Skype for $8.5 billion in cash in its
first sizeable acquisition since August 2008, when the Redmond software
giant spent $486 million on Greenfield Online.
In fact, this is Microsoft’s biggest financial bet to date in terms of M&A,
trumping its $6 billion+ purchase of aQuantive, which dates back to May
2007, in size.
The purchase price includes the assumption of Skype’s debt.
The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both Microsoft
and Skype.
Skype will become a new business division within Microsoft, and its current
chief executive Tony Bates will assume the title of president of the
Microsoft Skype Division, reporting directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. |
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