M&A Deal Summary

Electronic Arts Acquires Codemasters

On December 14, 2020, Electronic Arts acquired digital media company Codemasters for 1.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 32nd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 6th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-12-14
Target Codemasters
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Electronic Arts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.2B USD

Target

Codemasters

Warwickshire, United Kingdom
The Codemasters Software Co. Ltd. is a video game developer and publisher. Codemasters specializes in racing games including DiRT, GRID, and the BAFTA award-winning official F1® series of videogames. Codemasters Software is based in Warwickshire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Electronic Arts

Redwood City, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Digital Media
Employees13,700
Revenue 7.5B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Electronic Arts' corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.
Electronic Arts' corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.

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 43 of 46
Sector: Digital Media M&A 32 of 34
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 40 of 42
Country: United Kingdom M&A 6 of 7
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-09 Industrial Toys

Pasadena, California, United States

Industrial Toys is a provider of game ideas on different devices. Industrial Toys was founded in 2012 and is based in Pasadena, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-08 Glu Mobile

San Francisco, California, United States

Glu Mobile is a developer and publisher of action/adventure and casual games for the smartphones and tablet devices users. Glu Mobile was founded in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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