TY - GEN A1 - Greul, Nicolas A1 - Widdig, Tom T1 - Deal Logic LinkedIn / Microsoft N2 - After a period of unchallenged market leadership in the segment of PC soft- and hardware, Microsoft faced increasing pressure from its competitors after 2010. Following this increase Microsoft initiated a new strategic alignment in recent years. With more than 230 acquisitions Microsoft exhibits an extensive history of M&A transactions. In order to support its strategic shift, Microsoft announced in June 2013 its biggest deal with the acquisition of LinkedIn, bidding $26.2 billon. Looking back on Microsoft's deal history, especially due to value destroying deals like the acquisition of Nokia's device segment, experts are sceptical whether Microsoft is able to generate value for shareholders. T3 - Deal Logic - 2019-11-25 KW - LinkedIn Corporation KW - LinkedIn Corporation KW - Microsoft Corporation KW - Microsoft Corporation KW - Firmenfusion KW - Company merger Y1 - 2019 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-whu/frontdoor/index/index/docId/757 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:992-opus4-7578 VL - 2019 IS - 11-25 PB - WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management CY - Vallendar ER -