Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion in Cash

As details are made public this morning, it's official - Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn. With Microsoft paying $196 per share, all cash, the deal is priced at a whopping $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash. According to Microsoft and LinkedIn's...
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Logitech Acquires Jaybird

This afternoon, Logitech announced that it has acquired popular sport Bluetooth headphone maker, Jaybird, to the tune of $95 million. Logitech will pay Jaybird $50 million in cash, but then they are including a $45 million earn-out, depending on how sales of...
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Report: Samsung in Talks to Acquire Jay Z’s TIDAL

According to a source of the New York Post, Samsung may be in talks to acquire TIDAL, the Jay Z-owned music streaming service for spoiled musicians, by spoiled musicians. The source didn't offer much from what we can tell, but did say that after being in on-...
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ASICS Will Acquire Runkeeper

Runkeeper, the popular running app on Android and iOS that I seem to use over all others, will no longer be an independent service. ASICS, maker of legitimate running shoes that aren't always the best looking (Yes, I'm a sneaker snob.), is acquiring them....