LinkedIn just dropped $1.5 billion to buy online learning company Lynda.com

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by Sindy Cator on April 9, 2015 at 12:40 pm

LinkedIn announced today that it has acquired Lynda.com, an online learning company, for $1.5 billion. The acquisition is a combination of 52 percent cash and 48 percent stock, and is expected to be closed in the second quarter of 2015. A statement from the two companies says that “most” of the employees from Lynda.com will be joining LinkedIn. Welcome to the LinkedIn family, @lynda! http://t.co/DPS1SEngKL pic.twitter.com/4PyuPZxhG7 — LinkedIn (@LinkedIn) April 9, 2015 In a statement on the company’s blog, Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn’s head of content products said: Together, I believe we can make it even easier for professionals around the world to…