M&A Deal Summary

Activision Blizzard Acquires Budcat Creations

On November 10, 2008, Activision Blizzard acquired digital media company Budcat Creations

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Activision Blizzard’s 13th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Activision Blizzard’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Activision Blizzard’s 1st transaction in Iowa.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-11-10
Target Budcat Creations
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Activision Blizzard
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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.

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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 17 of 21
Sector: Digital Media M&A 13 of 17
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 17 of 21
State: Iowa M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 12 of 14
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-12 FreeStyleGames

Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

FreeStyleGames Ltd. is a video game developer specializing in music based games.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-06 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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