Report: Yammer to be Acquired by Microsoft
The business-software company will sell itself for $1.2 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Updates from June, 2012
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Media, Mergers & AcquisitionsReuters Buys Mobile Development Start-up
The newswire hopes London-based Apsmart will help the company improve mobile news delivery.
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Mergers & AcquisitionsStarbucks & Amazon Scoop Up Companies to Expand Offerings
Starbucks buys a San Francisco bakery; Amazon acquires a book publisher.
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Mergers & AcquisitionsGoogle to Acquire Meebo
Online sharing and advertising tool Meebo will join Google’s ever-growing box of social media tools.
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Mergers & AcquisitionsSalesforce Buys Buddy Media for $689 Million
Buddy Media CEO Michael Lazerow confirms the rumored acquisition.
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Mergers & AcquisitionsGoogle and Facebook Vie for Vevo Stake
The online music-video streaming company is investigating its options.
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Mergers & AcquisitionsReport: Salesforce to Buy Buddy Media for $800 Million
The acquisition is said to have followed a bidding war with Google.
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Mergers & AcquisitionsFacebook Primed for New Acquisitions?
Reports say Facebook is looking to buy both a browser and a facial recognition software company.
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Mergers & AcquisitionsOne-Third of Google's Acquisitions Have Failed
Google VP David Lawee explains where Google has failed in its history of 120 mergers and acquisitions.
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Mergers & AcquisitionsM&A Roundup: New Deals for Zynga & Ziff Davis
Two new acquisitions were announced today, while Google is rumored to be in talks to buy online social service prodiver Meebo.
