The combination will create the operating system for the new way to work, uniquely enabling companies to grow and succeed in the all-digital world. Under the terms of the agreement, Slack shareholders will receive $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce common stock for each Slack share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $27.7 billion based on the closing price of Salesforce’s common stock on November 30, 2020.Ĭombining Slack with Salesforce Customer 360 will be transformative for customers and the industry.
(NYSE: WORK), the most innovative enterprise communications platform, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Salesforce will acquire Slack. 1, 2020 – Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, and Slack Technologies, Inc. Combination of #1 CRM platform with the most innovative enterprise communications platform will create the operating system for the new way to work, enabling companies to grow and succeed in the all-digital world Julia La Roche is a correspondent for Yahoo Finance. Shares of Salesforce are up 7.9% year-to-date. Shares of Salesforce were last trading up 0.14%, or 34 cents, near $240.45 in the pre-market. Every business-in every industry-has to optimize for a digital-first customer, employee, and partner experience," the company said in its announcement. "Headquarters are no longer on Madison Avenue or Main Street-they are in the cloud.
Last week, the Department of Justice told the company it closed its antitrust investigation of the deal, giving the green light for the transaction's close.Īs companies debate the future of work post-COVID, Salesforce said companies learned last year that "if you don't have a digital way to connect with your employees, customers, and partners, you don't have much of a chance of surviving." In December, Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire the popular messaging software platform Slack Technologies in a cash and stock deal worth $27.7 billion, making it Salesforce's largest-ever acquisition. I could not be more excited for what's to come," Butterfield added. "Salesforce and Slack are uniquely positioned to lead this historic shift to a digital-first world. Slack's co-founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield, who will continue to lead the company, called the deal "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and reshape how and where we work."
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