![]() Second of all, the purchase price range reported by the WSJ is very broad. Either those were totally unsubstantiated, or the price has come down fast during the negotiations. In fact, the word on the street was that 6Wunderkinder was on the block for $300 million only a few weeks ago. UPDATE 2: here's a list of 6Wunderkinder shareholders currently celebrating the dealĪlso worth noting: the German-language Manager Magazine reported that Microsoft was in late-stage negotiations for the acquisition of the Berlin startup on the 20th of May, more than ten days before the WSJ report, albeit without mentioning a price point. UPDATE: The deal has now been officially confirmed on the company blog. I have no doubt The Wall Street Journal's Amir Mizroch's source is solid, though, or it simply wouldn't have been published yesterday. ![]() ![]() While pundits - myself included - have taken to Twitter to debate whether this is a good deal for Berlin or not (it is, and it isn't), here are some thoughts and facts about the deal to give you some context.įirst of all, the acquisition has not been confirmed by either party yet. So Microsoft has seemingly made yet another acquisition that makes sense (what is it with the software giant lately?), picking up Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder and its well-designed, popular productivity app Wunderlist for a reported $100 million to $200 million. ![]()
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