M&A Deal Summary

Activision Blizzard Acquires CentreSoft

On December 2, 1997, Activision Blizzard acquired distribution company CentreSoft

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Activision Blizzard’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Activision Blizzard’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-12-02
Target CentreSoft
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Activision Blizzard
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

CentreSoft

Birmingham, United Kingdom
CentreSoft Ltd. is a multi-format specialist distributor of video games.

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Buyer

Activision Blizzard

Santa Monica, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Digital Media
Employees9,500
Revenue 8.1B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Activision Blizzard's corporate headquarters in Santa Monica, California.
Activision Blizzard's corporate headquarters in Santa Monica, California.

Activision Blizzard is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and video game products. The Company was originally established in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 21
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 21
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 3
Year: 1997 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-03-03 Expert Software

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Expert Software, Inc. is a publisher of high-quality, value-priced consumer software that addresses a broad range of consumer interests and everyday tasks. Expert Software sells over 50 products in the productivity, lifestyle, small office/home office and entertainment market categories.

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