M&A Deal Summary

Electronic Arts Acquires ESN Social Software AB

On September 26, 2012, Electronic Arts acquired software company ESN Social Software AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 2nd transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-09-26
Target ESN Social Software AB
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Electronic Arts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ESN Social Software AB

Uppsala, Sweden
ESN Social Software AB is a web software company based on their real-time web framework, Planet. ESN, a development studio founded on the belief that uncompromising quality and cutting edge technology put together creates the very best user experience.

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Buyer

Electronic Arts

Redwood City, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Digital Media
Employees13,700
Revenue 7.5B USD (2025)
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 40 of 46
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 37 of 42
Country: Sweden M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-01 KlickNation

San Francisc, California, United States

KlickNation is a developer of free-to-play social role-playing games (RPGs).

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-12 GhostBird Software

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

GhostBird Software, Inc. is a creator of the photo-editing apps, KitCam, PhotoForge and PhotoForge2 for Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone.

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