Microsoft Corporation acquired Navision for $1.3 billion, a transaction completed in July 2002, structured as combination.
Navision operates in Business apps, is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Navision was a global provider of integrated business software solutions. The stock-and-cash purchase offered shareholders 300 DKK per share, about $1.3 billion at announcement. Combining Navision with Microsoft Great Plains strengthened Microsoft's geographic and product coverage for small and midmarket business software.
United complementary geographic and product strengths to deliver interconnected .NET business solutions for the small/midmarket segment.
The combined vision, business strategy and product offerings of Microsoft and Navision will provide great benefits to small and midmarket customers.Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.