M&A Deal Summary

Facebook Acquires PlayGiga S.L.

On December 18, 2019, Facebook acquired digital media company PlayGiga S.L. for 70M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Facebook’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Facebook’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Facebook’s 1st transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-12-18
Target PlayGiga S.L.
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Facebook
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 70M EUR

Target

PlayGiga S.L.

Madrid, Spain
PlayGiga is a cloud-based digital gaming company headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

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Buyer

Facebook

Menlo Park, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees74,067
Revenue 164.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

Facebook is a social utility company that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family, and coworkers. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Facebook was founded in 2004 and is based in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 74 of 88
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 72 of 84
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 13
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Foster City, California, United States

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