Facebook покупает WhatsApp
Новость, конечно, ошеломительная — Facebook хочет заплатить 16 миллиардов долларов в акциях и наличных за сервис мгновенных сообщений WhatsApp, плюс еще 3 миллиарда будет потрачено на опционы сотрудникам.
MENLO PARK, CALIF. – February 19, 2014 – Facebook today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp, a rapidly growing cross-platform mobile messaging company, for a total of approximately $16 billion, including $4 billion in cash and approximately $12 billion worth of Facebook shares. The agreement also provides for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp’s founders and employees that will vest over four years subsequent to closing.