M&A Deal Summary

Electronic Arts Acquires Phenomic Game Development

On August 23, 2006, Electronic Arts acquired digital media company Phenomic Game Development

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 16th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 2nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-08-23
Target Phenomic Game Development
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Electronic Arts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 22 of 46
Sector: Digital Media M&A 16 of 34
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 20 of 42
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2006 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-20 Mythic Entertainment

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Mythic Entertainment, Inc. is a developer of online gaming.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-02 Digital Illusions CE AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Digital Illusions CE AB is a video game developer.

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