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Bain: LinkedIn Will Be Public In Three Years - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 18 Jun 2008 12:56 PM PST

LinkedIn is getting a lot of media attention following the big raise it announced last night… speaking on CNBC, Jeff Glass, partner at Bain, which lead the $53 million round,…

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LinkedIn Raised Its Big Round; $53 Million From Bain and Others; $1 Billion Valuation - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 17 Jun 2008 05:44 PM PST

LinkedIn has closed its big round, which it had been working on for a while now in the midst of fielding some acquisition offers from strategics: it has received $53…

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LinkedIn Close To Its ‘Nuclear Winter’ Round? - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 06 May 2008 07:59 PM PST

This has been in the works for a while and now drum beats suggest it’s close at hand. LinkedIn, the big business networking site, is close to or has raised…

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LinkedIn: Yes, We Had M&A Talks - 3 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 20 Jan 2008 01:24 PM PST

Not that this is a surprise, but LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has finally admitted it has been having talks with the “usual suspects” for a buyout, but then decided not…

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LinkedIn Opens To Developers; So Does Friendster & Bebo - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 12 Dec 2007 03:50 AM PST

Two “old school” social networks have opened up, and Bebo is announcing later today: -- LinkedIn: Borrowing a cue from Facebook and others, business social net LinkedIn will let developers…

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Updated: Beliefnet Being Bought By News Corp; Cable Ties Possible; Not Buying LinkedIn - 3 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 03 Dec 2007 10:02 PM PST

Beliefnet, the NYC-based multi-faith community site which has been around since 1999 and has gone through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has finally been bought. The buyer is News Corp...yes, the company…

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Updated: LinkedIn CEO Coy On Sale Rumors; $1 Billion Not Enough - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 28 Nov 2007 08:55 AM PST

With rumors flying about a possible sale of LinkedIn to News Corp., (NYSE: NWS) Dan Nye, CEO of the professional social networking site, told Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky that he remains…

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