3 Salesforce buys Slack in a $27.4B deal.
The #1 CRM platform, Salesforce, agreed to purchase Slack for a $27.4B deal marking it the biggest acquisition in the company’s history.
Marc Bennett, co-founder and CEO, wasn’t shy about his feelings on the deal. “This a match made in heaven. Together, Salesforce and Slack will shape enterprise software’s future and transform how everyone works in the all-digital, work-from-anywhere world. Stewart and his team have built one of the most beloved platforms in enterprise software history, with an incredible ecosystem around it. I’m thrilled to welcome Slack to the Salesforce Ohana once the transaction closes.”
“Salesforce started the cloud revolution, and two decades later, we are still into all the possibilities it offers to transform the way we work. The opportunity we see together is massive,” said Slack CEO Stewart
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