Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Reid Hoffman recently announced that he is stepping down from the Board of Directors at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). Hoffman has been on the board for 10 years, since the company he co-founded was acquired. Here's a look at the stock performance for Microsoft since the acquisition.

Microsoft Stock Gains Top S&P 500

On June 13, Microsoft announced its then-largest acquisition ever with a $26.2 billion deal to acquire LinkedIn, a company co-founded by Hoffman.

The acquisition remains the second-largest in Microsoft’s history, topped only by the $69 billion paid to acquire video game giant Activision Blizzard.

The LinkedIn acquisition closed on Dec. 8, 2016, which is around the time Hoffman joined the Microsoft Board of Directors.

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