Microsoft buys Linkedin: the social network will keep your independiencia – CNET in Spanish

From left to right: Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft and Reid Hoffman, director and co-founder of Linkedin.

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Microsoft has announced the blog of the company that has acquired all professional social network LinkedIn, for US $ 26.200 million.

According to the statement, Linkedin maintain its sign of identity, culture and independence and Jeff Weiner will remain as CEO of the company, but now will report directly to Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.

the company said it expects the transaction to be closed before December 31, 2016 and that the agreement and has been approved by the board of both companies.

“Together we will accelerate the growth of LinkedIn, as well as Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics in order to empower each individual and organization in the world,” Nadella said in the statement said.

“we have changed the way the world connects its opportunities this relationship with Microsoft, and the combination of cloud and LinkedIn network now will give us an opportunity to also change the how the world works, “Weiner said.

The purchase by Microsoft adds to that in recent years have featuring large companies in the technology sector and the Internet, among which Facebook, one of the most acquisitions has made in recent times, and among which WhatsApp, Instagram or MSQRD. You can take a look here to the most important technology agreements 2015, where we also include the restructuring of Google under the name Alphabet.

In recent months a company that is trying to find a good buyer is Yahoo, currently in his second round of intentions. One of the companies that sounds hard to acquire is Verizon, although Twitter have also shown interest in it.