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I don't know what the cash/stock split was, but it's worth mentioning the LinkedIn's IPO raised $352M* so buying SlideShare was just under 34% of all the money
by tylerrooney 14y ago
I don't know what the cash/stock split was, but it's worth mentioning the LinkedIn's IPO raised $352M* so buying SlideShare was just under 34% of all the money they raised.
* http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/linkedin-raises-352-8-million-in-ipo-as-shares-priced-at-top-end-of-range.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/linkedin-raises-352...
- jayp 14y ago45% cash, 55% stock according to LinkedIn press release: http://press.linkedin.com/node/1191 http://press.linkedin.com/node/1191
- ajross 14y agoLinkedin has revenue though, they're not just burning cash. Wikipedia tells me they grossed $243M last year, so a purchase like this doesn't sound unreasonable.
- justincormack 14y agoThey would never have paid that much of their cash. As others have mentioned they have much more cash than that, plus some was shares.