Microsoft spent $16.9 billion in the past four years to buy Skype, Yammer and Nokia's phone and tablet business. None lived up to the hype. Is there any reason to think Microsoft's $26 billion purchase of LinkedIn will work out any better? Gadfly columnist Shira Ovide and Deal of the Week host Alex Sherman hash out some possible answers. Plus, Bloomberg broke the news that daily fantasy sports behemoths FanDuel and DraftKings have started merger talks. Bloomberg sports reporter Eben Novy-Williams explains why antitrust concerns may hinder a deal.

<p>Microsoft spent $16.9 billion in the past four years to buy Skype, Yammer and Nokia's phone and tablet business. None lived up to the hype. Is there any reason to think Microsoft's $26 billion purchase of LinkedIn will work out any better? Gadfly columnist Shira Ovide and Deal of the Week host Alex Sherman hash out some possible answers. Plus, Bloomberg broke the news that daily fantasy sports behemoths FanDuel and DraftKings have started merger talks. Bloomberg sports reporter Eben Novy-Williams explains why antitrust concerns may hinder a deal.</p>

Bloomberg M&A reporters, joined by outside experts and members of Bloomberg's Deals team, examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street. He'll talk to reporters who broke Bloomberg's major scoops and interview investors, executives, lawyers and bankers for an inside peek into what's going on inside corporate boardrooms and what it's like working with the world's largest companies and richest people.

Bloomberg M&A reporter Alex Sherman examines the week's biggest deals and highlights M&A trends most under scrutiny by Wall Street.

Deal of the Week

30: Microsoft’s LinkedIn Purchase Is Hardly a Sure Thing

30: Microsoft's LinkedIn Purchase Is Hardly a Sure Thing

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