Microsoft - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Microsoft M&A Summary

Microsoft has acquired 213 companies, including 27 in the last 5 years. A total of 14 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 18 assets.

Microsoft’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Activision Blizzard for $68.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2009, when it sold Razorfish to Publicis Groupe SA for $530M. Microsoft has acquired in 26 different US states, and 21 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (54%) and internet software and services (27%).

Microsoft Business Overview

Where is Microsoft headquartered?

Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

What is Microsoft’s revenue?

Microsoft disclosed revenue of 198,270M USD for 2022 and 168,088M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Microsoft have?

Microsoft has 221,000 employees.

What sector is Microsoft in?

Microsoft is a software company.

When was Microsoft founded?

Microsoft was founded in 1975.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity224
    • M&A Buy Activity212
    • M&A Sell Activity12
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 21
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 40
  • M&A Advisors 4

Microsoft

Microsoft Corp.

One Microsoft Way,
Redmond, Washington 98052
United States,
(425) 882-8080
www.microsoft.com

Microsoft develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products and services. The Company designs, manufactures, and sells devices that integrate with cloud-based services and delivers online advertising to a global audience. Products include operating systems for computing devices, servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; cross-device productivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games; and online advertising. Microsoft also designs and sells hardware including PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, phones, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. Microsoft offers cloud-based solutions that provide customers with software, services, platforms, and content. The Company also provides consulting and product and solution support services, and trains and certifies computer system integrators and developers. Microsoft was formed in 1975 and is based in Redmond, Washington.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (4.2/yr) # 191 7 9 4 1 - 212
vol $67.1B $7.7B $19.7B $68.7B $163.2B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 11 - - 1 - - 12
vol $530M $530M
  224

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Fungible, Inc. 2023-01-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Santa Clara, California · www.fungible.com
Lumenisity Ltd. 2022-12-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Romsey, United Kingdom · www.lumenisity.com
Miburo 2022-06-14 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.miburo.com
Minit B.V. 2022-03-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.minit.io
Bungie, Inc. 2022-01-31 - Divestiture
Kirkland, Washington · www.bungie.net
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 2022-01-18 68.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Santa Monica, California · www.activisionblizzard.com
Xandr, Inc. 2021-12-21 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.xandr.com
Two Hat Security 2021-10-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Kelowna, British Columbia · www.twohat.com
Ally Technologies, Inc. 2021-10-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Bellevue, Washington · www.ally.io
Clipchamp 2021-09-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Brisbane, Australia · www.clipchamp.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
LinkedIn Corp. 2016-06-13 SlideShare 2020-08-11 1
Mountain View, California · www.linkedin.com San Francisco, California · www.slideshare.net

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 113 (53%) 31.9B (20%) 1 (8%) -
Internet Software and Services 57 (27%) 47.9B (29%) 6 (50%) -
Information Technology 18 (8%) 1.0B (1%) - -
Digital Media 9 (4%) 68.7B (42%) 1 (8%) -
Technology Hardware 7 (3%) 6.3B (4%) - -
Marketing 3 (1%) 7.4B (5%) 2 (17%) 530M (100%)
Communications 2 (1%) - - -
Media 1 (< 1%) - 1 (8%) -
Staffing 1 (< 1%) - 1 (8%) -
Consumer Products 1 (< 1%) - - -
Total 212 $163.2B 12 $530M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 153 142.5B 10 530M
  California 57 104.7B 1 -
  Washington 19 9.3B 3 -
  Massachusetts 14 19.8B - -
  New York 11 100M - -
  Illinois 5 - 1 -
  Maryland 5 7.7B - -
  Texas 3 - 1 530M
  Connecticut 2 486M 1 -
  Ohio 2 170M - -
  North Carolina 2 - - -
  New Jersey 2 - - -
  Kansas 2 - - -
  Florida 2 - - -
  District of Columbia 2 - - -
  Colorado 2 - - -
  Virginia 2 100M - -
  Wisconsin 1 50M 1 -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Idaho 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Vermont 1 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
Canada 16 - 1 -
  Ontario 5 - - -
  Quebec 4 - 1 -
  British Columbia 4 - - -
  Saskatchewan 1 - - -
  Alberta 1 - - -
United Kingdom 14 250M 1 -
Israel 6 695M - -
France 4 - - -
Sweden 3 2.5B - -
Germany 2 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
Austria 1 - - -
Denmark 1 1.5B - -
Finland 1 6.1B - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Luxembourg 1 8.5B - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
New Zealand 1 - - -
Norway 1 1.2B - -
Poland 1 - - -
Portugal 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Thailand 1 - - -
Domestic 153 (72%) 142.5B (87%) 10 (83%) 530M (100%)
Cross-border 59 (28%) 20.7B (13%) 2 (17%) -
Total 212 $163.2B 12 $530M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
3
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
4
Covington & Burling LLP
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 13 $159.4B
$100M to $1B 13 $3.2B
< $100M 7 $581M
TOTAL $163.2B
Largest Activision Blizzard, Inc.
$68.7B (2022-01-18)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $530M
TOTAL $530M
Largest Razorfish
$530M (2009-08-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
13 (6%)
Strategic(s)
4%
9 (4%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Strategic(s)
75%
9 (75%)

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