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Microsoft pays high price to compete in advertising

Microsoft has bought a internet ad-placement firm for an 85% premium, only one month after losing the bidding battle for DoubleClick.

Microsoft agreed to buy aQuantive, a DoubleClick rival, in a $5.97bn (€4.42bn) deal to expand its online advertising business. Morgan Stanley advised aQuantive.

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