M&A Deal Summary

Bigben Interactive Acquires Cyanide

On May 14, 2018, Bigben Interactive acquired digital media company Cyanide for 20M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bigben Interactive’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Bigben Interactive’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bigben Interactive’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-05-14
Target Cyanide
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Bigben Interactive
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 20M EUR

Target

Cyanide

Nanterre, France
Cyanide is a French studio developing video games. Created in 2000 by 7 seasoned developers of the video game industry, Cyanide is one of the French reference studios recognized for the development of creative video games in numerous genres (strategy, narrative, shooting, management, sport, action and adventure) as well as for the quality of its productions. Cyanide has created over 50 games since inception, maintaining a balance between the creation of new intellectual properties (Pro Cycling Manager, Styx, The Council.) and productions under license (Game of Thrones , Blood bowl, Tour de France)

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Bigben Interactive

Lesquin, France
Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Digital Media
Employees300
DESCRIPTION

Bigben Interactive develop a wider scope of games, including strategy, narrative, shooters, sports management, and action-adventure. Bigben Interactive is currently a group of 300 employees, the HQ of which is based in Lesquin, in the North of France. Initially focussed on supplying electronic items, it then diversified into multimedia and video games. It did so with success as, from then on, its popularity went beyond French borders.

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Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (France) 1 of 3
Year (2018) 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-24 Spiders

Paris, France

Spiders is a French video game development studio specializing in action and role-playing games. Spiders have specialized for several years in the action and role-playing segment and relies on a large experience in home consoles.

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