M&A Deal Summary

Amazon Acquires Game Sparks Technologies

On July 10, 2017, Amazon acquired digital media company Game Sparks Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 6th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Amazon’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-07-10
Target Game Sparks Technologies
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Game Sparks Technologies

Dublin, Ireland
Game Sparks Technologies Ltd. is a games service provider. GameSparks offers back-end services and platforms for various major entertainment companies, such as Disney and the BBC. Game Sparks Technologies Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Buyer

Amazon

Seattle, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector E-Commerce
Employees1,525,000
Revenue 574.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.

Amazon is an e-commerce retailer and provider of web services. Amazon enables millions of products to be sold through its website and by third parties across a variety of product categories. Customers access Amazon directly and through mobile websites and apps. Amazon also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo. Amazon also offers Amazon Prime, an annual membership program that includes free shipping and access to streaming of movies and TV episodes. Amazon was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 55 of 76
Sector (Digital Media) 6 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 49 of 67
Country (Ireland) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 4 of 6
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