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  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    LexCorporate bonds
    US cash mountain: the agony of choice

    Companies face big dilemma of what to do with all their money

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    City InsiderMatthew Vincent
    The transaction that sums up 2020

    Some might say it’s not Salesforce buying Slack but London’s first entirely virtual IPO

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    Salesforce takeover of Slack is a defining moment for cloud software

    Combined group is out to challenge Microsoft’s integrated suite of tools

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Airbnb pricing, EU squeezes UK, Brazil’s economy

    Airbnb has disclosed it could raise as much as $2.5bn in its initial public offering

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Salesforce to buy Slack for $27.7bn

    Cash-and-stock deal caps banner year for cloud computing

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    LexZoom Video Communications Inc
    Zoom: Teams building Premium

    The real threat to video-calling service’s $136bn market valuation is Microsoft

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Salesforce/ Slack: office romance Premium

    The cloud software company and workplace collaboration app are in talks for what could be one of the sector’s largest deals

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    LexSalesforce.com Inc
    Salesforce/Slack: smells like Teams spirit Premium

    The roll-up strategy still makes sense for cloud software company

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Salesforce talks to buy Slack foreshadow showdown with Microsoft

    Possible takeover of workplace chat app comes as rival’s Teams service surges in popularity

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Cloud computing
    Salesforce in talks to buy Slack in huge cloud software deal

    Acquisition would strengthen chief executive Marc Benioff’s hand in battle with Microsoft

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Slack falls, Apple sues Epic Games, Brexit friction

    Messaging app Slack forecast a sharp revenue slowdown in the current quarter due to the economic downturn

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    Slack forecasts slower revenue growth as customers cut costs

    Workplace messaging app fails to gain same work-from-home boost as other collaboration tools

  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    Slack now has to prove Microsoft is behaving badly

    It may be harder than it looks for messaging app to take on $1.6tn software giant

  • Wednesday, 22 July, 2020
    Slack files EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft

    Workplace messaging app says it is unfair for tech group to bundle Teams with Office 365

  • Thursday, 25 June, 2020
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    The work-from-home revolution is only just beginning

    With new tools to remove barriers within and between organisations, the crisis brings alluring glimpse of the future

  • Thursday, 4 June, 2020
    Slack finds work from home trend fails to accelerate growth

    Messaging app’s shares tumble as performance pales in comparison to new favourite Zoom

  • Thursday, 19 March, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Slack and Microsoft fight for millions of remote workers

    Workplace collaboration rivals report surge in user numbers as virus crisis intensifies

  • Thursday, 12 March, 2020
    Slack shares slide as it damps investors’ WFH enthusiasm

    Messaging service says coronavirus office closures spur people to try, but not companies to buy

  • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
    SoftBank Group Corp
    Top US executive at SoftBank’s $100bn Vision Fund to leave

    Exclusive: Michael Ronen negotiating exit after expressing concerns over ‘issues’ at tech group

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    Slack chief tries to counter Microsoft onslaught

    Messaging app’s revenue growth and upbeat forecast boosts shares

  • Thursday, 5 September, 2019
    Lex
    Slack: sells like team spirit Premium

    While Microsoft’s rival product remains free, the group needs more reasons for companies to pay for an alternative

  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
    Slack forecasts significant losses in debut results

    Shares in Silicon Valley darling fall sharply despite strong revenue growth

  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2019
    IPOs
    Slack and Spotify debuts tempt groups to cut out middlemen

    Successful ‘direct listings’ cast doubt over the traditional route of an IPO

  • Monday, 8 July, 2019
    LexTechnology sector
    Dual-class stock: unfair shares Premium

    Public companies that concentrate voting power are now the norm in Silicon Valley

  • Friday, 21 June, 2019
    News in-depthStewart Butterfield
    How non-engineer Butterfield won in Silicon Valley

    Slack’s chief is a ‘craftsman’ who hatched viral hits from failed gaming start-ups

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