GameStop - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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GameStop M&A Summary

GameStop has acquired 12 companies. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

GameStop’s largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Electronics Boutique Holdings for $1.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold GameStop - Spring Mobile Business to Prime Communications for $700M. GameStop has acquired in 8 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include retail (46%) and internet software and services (19%).

GameStop Business Overview

Where is GameStop headquartered?

GameStop is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas.

What is GameStop’s revenue?

GameStop disclosed revenue of 5,273M USD for 2024 and 5,927M USD for 2023.

How many employees does GameStop have?

GameStop has 12,000 employees.

What sector is GameStop in?

GameStop is a retail company.

When was GameStop founded?

GameStop was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 2

GameStop

GameStop Corp.

625 Westport Parkway,
Grapevine, Texas 76051
United States,
(817) 424-2000
www.gamestop.com

GameStop is a video game and entertainment software retailer. GameStop was founded in 1996 and is based in Grapevine, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $2.1B $2.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $755M $755M
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Simply Mac, Inc. 2019-09-26 - Divestiture
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.simplymac.com
GameStop Corp. - Spring Mobile Business 2018-11-21 700M USD Divestiture
Grapevine, Texas
Kongregate, Inc. 2017-06-20 55M USD Divestiture
San Francisco, California · www.kongregate.com
Parrot Cellular 2015-08-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Campbell, California
Geeknet, Inc. 2015-06-02 140M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fairfax, Virginia · www.geek.net
Spring Mobile 2013-11-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.springmobile.com
BuyMyTronics LLC 2012-03-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado · www.buymytronics.com
MovieStop, Inc. 2012-01-18 - Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia · www.moviestop.com
Impulse, Inc. 2011-03-31 - Divestiture
, United States · www.impulsedriven.com
Spawn Labs, Inc. 2011-03-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Retail 5 (45%) 2.1B (100%) 2 (50%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (18%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (9%) - 1 (25%) 55M (7%)
Distribution 1 (9%) - - -
Gaming 1 (9%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (9%) - - -
Communications - - 1 (25%) 700M (93%)
Total 11 $2.1B 4 $755M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 1.6B 4 755M
  California 2 - 1 55M
  Utah 1 - 1 -
  Texas 1 - 1 700M
  Virginia 1 140M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 1.4B - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Georgia - - 1 -
France 1 541M - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Domestic 9 (82%) 1.6B (74%) 4 (100%) 755M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (18%) 541M (26%) - -
Total 11 $2.1B 4 $755M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Tully & Holland, Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
$100M to $1B 2 $681M
TOTAL $2.1B
Largest Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp.
$1.4B (2005-06-06)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $700M
< $100M 1 $55M
TOTAL $755M
Largest GameStop Corp. - Spring Mobile Business
$700M (2018-11-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Strategic(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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