Bloomberg Microsoft Corp said it will buy LinkedIn Corp in a deal valued at $26.2 billion, giving the world’s biggest software provider access to a virtual Rolodex of connected business professionals. Microsoft will pay $196 per share in an all-cash transaction, including LinkedIn’s net cash, is a 49.5 percent premium to LinkedIn’s closing price Friday. LinkedIn will retain its …

  SHARJAH / WAM A delegation from the Portuguese Business Council in Dubai recently visited Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) to identify possible investment opportunities and cement their trade relationships with the free zone. The delegation, led by Caetano Leitao, was received by Raed Bukhatir, Deputy Director of Business Development at SAIF Zone. During the meeting, Bukhatir elaborated …

  Dubai / Emirates Business The 15th edition of Cityscape Global is expected to attract a new wave of real estate investors from across the region, following the success of recent exhibitions in Turkey, Egypt, Abu Dhabi and Qatar. So far in 2016, the Cityscape portfolio of events has gathered more than 46,000 participants, and feedback from key stakeholders including …