Tag: Slideshare

Scribd announces acquisition of SlideShare

Scribd, the unlimited reading subscription service that offers access to ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and documents, announced that it has acquired presentation-sharing platform SlideShare. “We’re proud to welcome SlideShare to the Scribd family. Our mission is to change the way the world reads, and we’re accomplishing this by providing readers with unparalleled access to the world’s…

LinkedIn to acquire SlideShare–transaction valued at approx $118.75 million

Mountain View, Calif. – May 3, 2012 – LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with 161 million members worldwide, today announced it agreed to acquire SlideShare, a leading professional content sharing community. The transaction is valued at approximately $118.75 million, subject to adjustment, in a combination of approximately 45 percent cash…