M&A Deal Summary

Electronic Arts Acquires Digital Illusions CE AB

On October 2, 2006, Electronic Arts acquired digital media company Digital Illusions CE AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 17th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-10-02
Target Digital Illusions CE AB
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Electronic Arts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Digital Illusions CE AB

Stockholm, Sweden
Digital Illusions CE AB is a video game developer.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 23 of 46
Sector: Digital Media M&A 17 of 34
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 21 of 42
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2006 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-23 Phenomic Game Development

Ingelheim, Germany

Phenomic Game Development is a developer of entertainment software, specializing in the creation of Real Time Strategy (RTS) games.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-30 Headgate Studios

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Headgate Studios is a video game developer.

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