Davis Polk is advising Qatalyst Partners as financial adviser to LinkedIn Corporation in connection with its $26.2 billion acquisition by Microsoft Corp. The deal is expected to close this calendar year and is subject to approval by LinkedIn’s shareholders, the satisfaction of certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

LinkedIn connects the world’s professionals to make them more productive and transforms the way companies hire, market and sell. Microsoft is a leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world.

The Davis Polk corporate team includes partner Alan F. Denenberg and law clerk Abhishek Kolay. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the Northern California office.

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