M&A Deal Summary

Electronic Arts Acquires ABC Distribution & Retail Solutions

On July 28, 1998, Electronic Arts acquired software company ABC Distribution & Retail Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-07-28
Target ABC Distribution & Retail Solutions
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Electronic Arts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ABC Distribution & Retail Solutions

Buchs, Switzerland
website
ABC Distribution & Retail Solutions GmbH is an independent distributor of entertainment and application software.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Electronic Arts

Redwood City, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Digital Media
Employees13,400
Revenue 7.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Electronic Arts' corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.
Electronic Arts' corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.

Electronic Arts is a producer of video games. Electronic Arts develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers. Electronic Arts was founded in 1982 and is based in Redwood City, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 46
Sector (Software) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 42
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 1
Year (1998) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-04-02 Tiburon Entertainment

Maitland, Florida, United States

Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. is a video game development studio.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-09-08 Westwood Studios

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Westwood Studios, Inc. is a video game developer and publisher company.

Buy $123M
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