Marlin: Microsoft acquiring LinkedIn has zero strategic fit
Ken Marlin · EP 561: He Did $1b in 2016 Transactions (Takes on avg 3%) at his M&A Firm Marlin and Associates with CEO Ken Marlin · Feb 5, 2017 · at 14:29
Ken Marlin, founder of tech boutique M&A firm Marlin & Associates, evaluates major tech acquisitions and strategic alignment.
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“I contrast that with Microsoft buying LinkedIn, and I should say that I love LinkedIn. I'm one of the first thousand users of LinkedIn. We use it extensively in my company. I think it's a great service, and yet I think it has zero strategic fit with Microsoft in spite of their press releases.”
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