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Mergers & Acquisitions

Jun. 27, 2012

Orrick represents Yammer in sale to Microsoft

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP represented Yammer Inc. in its $1.2 billion sale to Microsoft Corp., one of the largest technology startup sales of the year.


By Andrew McIntyre


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP notched its second huge startup sale of the year Monday, representing enterprise social networking company Yammer Inc. in its sale to Microsoft Corp. for $1.2 billion in cash.


Orrick also represented San Francisco photo sharing startup Instagram in its pending sale to Facebook Inc..


The firm claims the deals are the two largest acquisitions of privat...

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