M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-10-12 |
| Target | BioWare |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Buyer(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Sellers(s) | Elevation Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Employees | 13,700 |
| Revenue | 7.5B USD (2025) |
Electronic Arts is a producer of video games. Electronic Arts develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers. Electronic Arts was founded in 1982 and is based in Redwood City, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 29 of 46 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 21 of 34 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 27 of 42 |
| State: Alberta M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 4 of 6 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 5 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-12 |
Pandemic Studios
Los Angeles, California, United States Pandemic Studios is known for releasing high-quality, high-energy entertainment for multiple gaming platforms. Over its eleven year history, industry leaders Josh Resnick, Andrew Goldman, and Greg Borrud have grown the Los Angeles-based company into a team of over 200 of the best and brightest game development talents. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 |
GhostBird Software
Toronto, Ontario, Canada GhostBird Software, Inc. is a creator of the photo-editing apps, KitCam, PhotoForge and PhotoForge2 for Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.9B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Elevation Partners is a private equity firm that makes investments in media, entertainment, and consumer related companies. The Firm focuses on investing in intellectual property and content oriented businesses, as well as traditional media and entertainment assets. Elevation seeks to invest between $50 and $300 million in each transaction to help support growth and other initiatives. Elevation Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 7 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 5 |
| State: Alberta M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-12 |
Pandemic Studios
Los Angeles, California, United States Pandemic Studios is known for releasing high-quality, high-energy entertainment for multiple gaming platforms. Over its eleven year history, industry leaders Josh Resnick, Andrew Goldman, and Greg Borrud have grown the Los Angeles-based company into a team of over 200 of the best and brightest game development talents. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-24 |
Facebook
Menlo Park, California, United States Facebook is a social utility company that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family, and coworkers. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Facebook was founded in 2004 and is based in Menlo Park, California. |
Buy | - |
