M&A Deal Summary

Activision Blizzard Acquires 7 Studios

On April 6, 2009, Activision Blizzard acquired digital media company 7 Studios

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Activision Blizzard’s 14th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Activision Blizzard’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Activision Blizzard’s 10th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-04-06
Target 7 Studios
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Activision Blizzard
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

7 Studios

Los Angeles, California, United States
7 Studios, Inc. is a video game developer. The Company was formed in 1999 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Activision Blizzard

Santa Monica, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Digital Media
Employees9,500
Revenue 8.1B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Activision Blizzard's corporate headquarters in Santa Monica, California.
Activision Blizzard's corporate headquarters in Santa Monica, California.

Activision Blizzard is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and video game products. The Company was originally established in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 21
Sector (Digital Media) 14 of 17
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 21
State (California) 10 of 10
Country (United States) 13 of 14
Year (2009) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-10 Budcat Creations

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Budcat Creations LLC is a video game developer. Budcat Creations is an award-winning development studio with expertise on the Wii home video game system and the Nintendo DS.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-11 Underground Development

Hayward, California, United States

Underground Development is a video game developer company.

Sell -
Mergr

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