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Salesforce confirms landmark US$27.7B Slack acquisition deal

Channel Asia | 02/12/2020 08:34 AM | Click to read full article

After days of rumours, customer relationship management software vendor Salesforce has confirmed it has struck a deal to acquire enterprise communication platform provider Slack in a mega deal worth US$27.7 billion.

Following the acquisition, Slack will be deeply integrated into every Salesforce Cloud. Upon completion of the transaction, Slack will become an operating unit of Salesforce and will continue to be led by Stewart Butterfield.

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