About This Deal

Microsoft Corporation acquired npm, a transaction completed in April 2020.

npm operates in GitHub (sub-acquisition). npm operates the public npm registry, the package manager used by millions of developers in the JavaScript community. GitHub (a Microsoft subsidiary) acquired it to invest in registry infrastructure and improve the developer experience while keeping the public registry free and available.

Invest in the JavaScript package ecosystem and integrate npm's registry with GitHub's developer platform.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Microsoft Corporation
Target
Npm
Value
Not disclosed
Date
April 2020
Type
Acquisition
Status
Official-source — no SEC filing

Transaction Details

Segment
GitHub (sub-acquisition)
Announced
April 15, 2020
Closed
April 15, 2020

In Their Words

We're honored to be part of the next chapter of npm and support the JavaScript community in a new way.Jeremy Epling, GitHub

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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