Rare - Ownership and Business Overview

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Rare Ownership

Who owns Rare?

Rare is owned by Microsoft. It was acquired on September 24, 2002.

Rare Business Overview

Where is Rare headquartered?

Rare is headquartered in Warks, United Kingdom.

What sector is Rare in?

Rare is a software company.

When was Rare founded?

Rare was founded in 1985.

Software M&A Summary in 2002

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, software ranked 1 in number of deals in 2002. The largest software acquisition in 2002 was Navision AS - which was acquired by Microsoft for $1.5B.

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Rare Ltd.

Manor Park Twycross,
Warks, CV9 3QN
United Kingdom,
+44 1827 883400
www.rare.co.uk

Rare Ltd., one of the world's leading video game developers.


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