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Leading M&A Firm Magister Advisors Issues Exit Guidance for AI Startups Hello AI startups. Listen up. Magister Advisors, the leading global M&A advisory firm to the technology industry, has issued the following analysis, pinpointing the inversion of conventional M&A ‘laws’ for AI companies.- (1)  Pre-revenue AI companies being acquired for more than $2M per employee; (2)  Tech industry experiences its first 'Deep Blue moment' as AI and machine learning attract buyer premiums; (3)  AI firms without revenues are more valuable than those with, as buyers look for pristine competitive advantage

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B in cash, makes big move into enterprise social media Huge news today in the world of M&A in enterprise and social networking services: Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring LinkedIn, the social network for professionals with some 433 million users, for $26.2 billion, or $196 per share, in cash. The transaction has already been approved by both boards, but it must still get regulatory and other approvals.