Keywords Studios - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Keywords Studios M&A Summary

Keywords Studios has acquired 40 companies of its own, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Keywords Studios’ largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Sotera Defense Solutions for $235M. Keywords Studios has acquired in 6 different US states, and 13 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include digital media (65%) and media (18%).

Keywords Studios Ownership

Who owns Keywords Studios?

Keywords Studios is owned by EQT. It was acquired on July 3, 2024.

Is Keywords Studios PE-backed?

Yes. Keywords Studios is owned by private equity investor EQT.

Keywords Studios Business Overview

Where is Keywords Studios headquartered?

Keywords Studios is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

What is Keywords Studios’ revenue?

Keywords Studios disclosed revenue of 780M EUR for 2023 and 691M EUR for 2022.

What sector is Keywords Studios in?

Keywords Studios is a digital media company.

When was Keywords Studios founded?

Keywords Studios was founded in 1998.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity40
    • M&A Buy Activity40
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 13
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 4

Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios plc

Whelan House, South County Business Park, Leopardstown,
Dublin, D18 T9P8
Ireland,
+353 1 902 2730
www.keywordsstudios.com

Keywords Studios is an international technical services provider to the global video games industry. The company provides integrated art creation, localization, testing, audio, and customer care services across 50 languages and 14 game platforms to a blue-chip client base in more than 15 countries. It has a strong market position, providing services to 20 of the top 25 most prominent game companies, including Microsoft, Supercell, King, Bandai Namco, Sony, Konami, Electronic Arts, 2K, and Square Enix. Recent titles worked on include Tom Clancy's The Division, Halo 5: Guardians, Batman: Arkham Knight, Street Fighter V, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Clash Royale, and Mobile Strike. Keywords Studios was founded in 1998 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 39 - - - 1 - 40
vol $399M $118M $517M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  40

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Multiplayer Group 2023-12-18 118M GBP Divestiture
Nottingham, United Kingdom · www.themultiplayergroup.com
GetSocial B.V. 2019-02-21 - Add-on Acquisition
The Hague, Netherlands · www.getsocial.im
Sunny Side Up Creative, Inc. 2018-12-21 4M CAD Add-on Acquisition
Quebec, Quebec · www.sunnysup.com
The TrailerFarm 2018-09-18 3M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Brighton, United Kingdom · www.thetrailerfarm.com
Studio Gobo Ltd. 2018-08-20 40M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Hove, United Kingdom · www.studiogobo.com
Yokozuna Data 2018-07-23 2M USD Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.yokozunadata.com
Snowed In Studios, Inc. 2018-07-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Ottawa, Ontario · www.snowedin.ca
Blindlight 2018-06-11 - Add-on Acquisition
West Hollywood, California · www.blindlight.com
Fire Without Smoke 2018-05-30 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.firewithoutsmoke.com
Cord Worldwide Ltd. 2018-04-09 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.cordww.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Digital Media 26 (65%) 264M (51%) - -
Media 7 (18%) 4M (1%) - -
Software 2 (5%) 6M (1%) - -
Business Services 1 (3%) 9M (2%) - -
Defense 1 (3%) 235M (45%) - -
Information Technology 1 (3%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (3%) - - -
Marketing 1 (3%) - - -
Total 40 $517M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 11 175M - -
United States 7 277M - -
  California 2 27M - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 235M - -
  Oregon 1 9M - -
  North Carolina 1 900K - -
  Florida 1 5M - -
Canada 5 14M - -
  Quebec 4 14M - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
France 4 - - -
Brazil 2 338K - -
China 2 6M - -
Italy 2 40M - -
Spain 2 - - -
India 1 4M - -
Japan 1 2M - -
Mexico 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Philippines 1 - - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 40 (100%) 517M (100%) - -
Total 40 $517M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Numis Securities Ltd.
 1
Guggenheim Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Holland & Knight
 1
Morrison & Foerster
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $353M
< $100M 20 $164M
TOTAL $517M
Largest Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc.
$235M (2017-03-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Strategic(s)
13%
5 (13%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Digital Media

Revenue

780   13% 2023
691   35% 2022
512   37% 2021
374   15% 2020
326   30% 2019
251   67% 2018
151   56% 2017
97   2016
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Established

1998

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