IGN Entertainment - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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IGN Entertainment M&A Summary

IGN Entertainment has acquired 3 companies of its own. It has also divested 2 assets.

IGN Entertainment has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include digital media (34%) and e-commerce (34%).

IGN Entertainment Ownership

Who owns IGN Entertainment?

IGN Entertainment is owned by Ziff Davis. It was acquired on February 4, 2013.

Was IGN Entertainment formerly PE-backed?

Yes. IGN Entertainment was formerly owned by 2 private investors.

IGN Entertainment Business Overview

Where is IGN Entertainment headquartered?

IGN Entertainment is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

How many employees does IGN Entertainment have?

IGN Entertainment has 291 employees.

What sector is IGN Entertainment in?

IGN Entertainment is a digital media company.

When was IGN Entertainment founded?

IGN Entertainment was founded in 1997.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

IGN Entertainment, Inc.

625 2nd Street 4th Floor,
San Francisco, California 94107
United States,
(415) 696-5453
www.ign.com

IGN Entertainment is an Internet media and services company focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets, attracting more than 28 million unique monthly users. The company's network of videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, Direct2Drive and others), is the web's number one video game information destination and attracts one of the largest concentrated audiences of young males on the Internet.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Humble Bundle, Inc. 2017-10-13 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.humblebundle.com
GameTrailers Corp. 2016-05-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Santa Monica, California
GameSpy Industries, Inc. 2012-08-02 - Divestiture
Irvine, California
UGO Entertainment, Inc. 2011-05-06 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.ugo.com
IncFusion Corp. (dba Rotten Tomatoes) 2010-01-04 - Divestiture
Emeryville, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 1 (33%) - 1 (50%) -
Digital Media 1 (33%) - - -
E-Commerce 1 (33%) - - -
Software - - 1 (50%) -
Total 3 - 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 - 2 -
  California 2 - 2 -
  New York 1 - - -
Total 3 - 2 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Digital Media

Employees

291

Established

1997

Subsidiary of

Ziff Davis, Inc. (old)

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