LinkedIn international HQ sought for Dublin

LinkedIn is seeking a new international headquarters in Dublin as the professional social-networking company expands its overseas operations, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

IDA Ireland, the government agency charged with winning foreign investment, is working with LinkedIn on a plan to lease as much as 160,000 square feet (15,000 square meters) in Dublin, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.

Richard George, a spokesman for the Mountain View, California-based company, declined to comment.