Add-on Acquisition • Digital Media

Electronic Arts Acquires Distinctive Software

On July 1, 1991, Electronic Arts acquired digital media company Distinctive Software

Acquisition Context

This is Electronic Arts’ 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
This is Electronic Arts’ 2nd transaction in Canada.
This is Electronic Arts’ 1st transaction in British Columbia.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	July 1, 1991
Target	Distinctive Software
Sector	Digital Media
Buyer(s)	Electronic Arts
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Distinctive Software

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Distinctive Software, Inc. is a video game developer. Creating multiple sports titles and working on ports, they are probably best known for creating the Test Drive series.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Electronic Arts

Redwood City, California, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1982
Sector	Digital Media
Employees	13,700
Revenue	7.5B USD (2025)

DESCRIPTION

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 Context for Buyer	#
Overall	2 of 46
Sector: Digital Media	1 of 34
Type: Add-on Acquisition	2 of 42
State: British Columbia	1 of 3
Country: Canada	2 of 6
Year: 1991	1 of 1

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
1987-01-01	Batteries Included Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Batteries Included a hardware and computer software company.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

1987-01-01

Batteries Included

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Batteries Included a hardware and computer software company.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
1992-09-21	Origin Systems Austin, Texas, United States Origin Systems, Inc. is a computer game developer.	Buy	$35M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

1992-09-21

Origin Systems

Austin, Texas, United States

Origin Systems, Inc. is a computer game developer.

Buy

$35M

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