The Deal Desk

Episode 24

Accretion and dilution, or the deal Microsoft said would shrink its earnings

Microsoft paid twenty-six billion dollars for LinkedIn and told investors their earnings per share would go down. Then Galderma buys ZO Skin Health and promises neither up nor down.

First released 19 October 202612 minAI voices by Google GeminiDownload MP3 (9 MB)

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    Episode 25 Purchase price allocation and goodwill What happens to the price after the deal closes, and why goodwill can come back to bite.

    Releases on 17 October 2026 at 07:00, Rome time.

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