Glu Mobile - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Glu Mobile M&A Summary

Glu Mobile has acquired 8 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Glu Mobile’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Cie Games for $100M. Glu Mobile has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include gaming (38%) and software (38%).

Glu Mobile Ownership

Who owns Glu Mobile?

Glu Mobile is owned by Electronic Arts. It was acquired on February 8, 2021.

Glu Mobile Business Overview

Where is Glu Mobile headquartered?

Glu Mobile is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

What is Glu Mobile’s revenue?

Glu Mobile disclosed revenue of 541M USD for 2020 and 411M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Glu Mobile have?

Glu Mobile has 715 employees.

What sector is Glu Mobile in?

Glu Mobile is a digital media company.

When was Glu Mobile founded?

Glu Mobile was founded in 2001.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 1

Glu Mobile

Glu Mobile, Inc.

875 Howard Street Suite 100,
San Francisco, California 94103
United States,
(415) 800-6100
www.glu.com

Glu Mobile is a developer and publisher of action/adventure and casual games for the smartphones and tablet devices users. Glu Mobile was founded in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
vol $174M $174M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Crowdstar, Inc. 2016-11-03 46M USD Add-on Acquisition
Burlingame, California · www.crowdstar.com
Poke Radar for GO 2016-09-14 - Add-on Acquisition
, China · www.pokemonradargo.com
Cie Games, Inc. 2014-08-20 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
Long Beach, California · www.ciegames.com
PlayFirst, Inc. 2014-05-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.playfirst.com
GameSpy Industries, Inc. 2012-08-02 - Divestiture
Irvine, California
Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc. 2011-08-03 28M USD Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.f9e.com
Griptonite, Inc. 2011-08-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Kirkland, Washington · www.griptonite.com
Blammo Games, Inc. 2011-08-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.blammogames.com
ProvisionX Software 2007-01-16 - Divestiture
San Francisco, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 3 (38%) - 1 (100%) -
Gaming 3 (38%) 100M (58%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (13%) 46M (26%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (13%) 28M (16%) - -
Total 8 $174M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 174M 1 -
  California 5 174M 1 -
  Washington 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
China 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (75%) 174M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 2 (25%) - - -
Total 8 $174M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Woodside Capital Partners
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $174M
TOTAL $174M
Largest Cie Games, Inc.
$100M (2014-08-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Strategic(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Digital Media

Revenue

541   32% 2020
411   12% 2019
367   28% 2018
287   43% 2017
201   20% 2016
250   13% 2015
223   113% 2014
105   3% 2013
108   2012
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Employees

715

Established

2001

Former Name

Sorrent, Inc.

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