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M&A Deal Summary

LinkedIn Acquires PointDrive

On July 26, 2016, LinkedIn acquired internet software and services company PointDrive

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is LinkedIn’s 14th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is LinkedIn’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is LinkedIn’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-07-26
Target PointDrive
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) LinkedIn
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

PointDrive

Chicago, Illinois, United States
PointDrive LLC is a provider of sales presentation tools, as part of efforts to empower more salespeople across its professional social network.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

LinkedIn

Mountain View, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees9,732
Revenue 3.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

LinkedIn is an online professional social network that offers tools to access business connections. LinkedIn was formed in 2002 and is based in Mountain View, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 20
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 14 of 16
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 20
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 15 of 18
Year (2016) 3 of 3
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