LinkedIn, a Microsoft company, bought an employee surveying company in a deal said to be valued at over $400 million (MSFT)

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• LinkedIn announced its intent to buy the employee survey software company Glint in a deal said to be valued at more than $ 400 million. 
• Glint specializes in employee surveys measuring satisfaction with management, compensation, and other internal issues. 
• The company last raised $ 20 million in November 2017, at a $ 220 million valuation. 

On Monday, LinkedIn — the business social network that operates as an independent subsidiary of Microsoft — announced its intent to acquire Glint, an employee surveying startup.

While LinkedIn didn’t disclose terms of the deal, CNBC reports that the purchase price was over $ 400 million, and possibly more than $ 500 million, citing people familiar with the matter. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.  

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