Electronic Arts - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Electronic Arts M&A Summary

Electronic Arts has acquired 46 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Electronic Arts’ largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Glu Mobile for $2.1B. Electronic Arts has acquired in 11 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include digital media (74%) and software (11%).

Electronic Arts Business Overview

Where is Electronic Arts headquartered?

Electronic Arts is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

What is Electronic Arts’ revenue?

Electronic Arts disclosed revenue of 7,426M USD for 2023 and 6,991M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Electronic Arts have?

Electronic Arts has 13,400 employees.

What sector is Electronic Arts in?

Electronic Arts is a digital media company.

When was Electronic Arts founded?

Electronic Arts was founded in 1982.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity47
    • M&A Buy Activity46
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 4

Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts, Inc.

209 Redwood Shores Parkway,
Redwood City, California 94065
United States,
(650) 628-1500
www.ea.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 42 1 3 - - - 46
vol $4.0B $1.2B $3.5B $8.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  47

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Playdemic Ltd. 2021-06-23 1.4B USD Divestiture
Wilmslow, United Kingdom · www.playdemic.com
Metalhead Software, Inc. 2021-05-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Victoria, British Columbia · www.metalheadsoftware.com
Glu Mobile, Inc. 2021-02-08 2.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.glu.com
The Codemasters Software Co. Ltd. 2020-12-14 1.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Warwickshire, United Kingdom · www.codemasters.com
Industrial Toys 2018-07-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Pasadena, California · www.industrialtoys.com
Respawn Entertainment 2017-11-09 445M USD Add-on Acquisition
Sherman Oaks, California
GhostBird Software, Inc. 2013-06-12 - Divestiture
Toronto, Ontario
ESN Social Software AB 2012-09-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Uppsala, Sweden · www.esn.me
KlickNation 2011-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisc, California
PopCap Games LLC 2011-07-12 1.4B USD Add-on Acquisition
Seattle, Washington · www.popcap.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Digital Media 34 (74%) 8.7B (100%) - -
Software 5 (11%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 3 (7%) - 1 (100%) -
Distribution 3 (7%) - - -
Gaming 1 (2%) - - -
Total 46 $8.7B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 23 5.7B - -
  California 11 4.2B - -
  Washington 2 1.4B - -
  Virginia 2 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Texas 1 35M - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Nevada 1 123M - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
Canada 6 - 1 -
  British Columbia 3 - - -
  Ontario 2 - 1 -
  Alberta 1 - - -
United Kingdom 7 3.0B - -
Germany 2 - - -
Sweden 2 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
North Korea 1 - - -
South Africa 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 23 (50%) 5.7B (66%) - -
Cross-border 23 (50%) 3.0B (34%) 1 (100%) -
Total 46 $8.7B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
2
UBS Investment Bank
1
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $6.1B
$100M to $1B 6 $2.6B
< $100M 1 $35M
TOTAL $8.7B
Largest Glu Mobile, Inc.
$2.1B (2021-02-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
3 (7%)
Strategic(s)
9%
4 (9%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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