Could Salesforce.com Be the Next M&A Target?

Shares of Salesforce.com (CRM) - Get Report were down slightly in Tuesday's trading session. This comes after Microsoft's (MSFT) - Get Report $26.2 billion deal for LinkedIn (LNKD) , which may make Salesforce the next possible merger target. One potential buyer for Salesforce could be Oracle (ORCL) - Get Report . Both companies offer enterprise software for sales and other functions, and would complement each other's weaknesses. The technology giant had $51 billion in cash as of the most recent quarter, which bodes well if they are looking at Salesforce because shares are trading around $80 currently and are  up four percent year-to-date.

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