Microsoft Acquires Yammer for $1,200,000,000

  • Feed Type
  • Date
    6/25/2012
  • Company Name
    Yammer
  • Mailing Address
    410 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107
  • Company Description
    Yammer is a tool for making companies and organizations more productive through the exchange of short frequent answers to one simple question: ‘What are you working on?’As employees answer that question, a feed is created in one central location enabling co-workers to discuss ideas, post news, ask questions, and share links and other information. Yammer also serves as a company directory in which every employee has a profile and as a knowledge base where past conversations can be easily accessed and referenced.
  • Website
    http://www.yammer.com
  • Transaction Type
    M&A
  • Transaction Amount
    $1,200,000,000
  • Transaction Round
  • Proceeds Purposes
  • M&A Terms
    The acquisition will be paid for with all cash.