M&A Deal Summary

Electronic Arts Acquires Tiburon Entertainment

On April 2, 1998, Electronic Arts acquired digital media company Tiburon Entertainment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 6th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1998-04-02
Target Tiburon Entertainment
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Electronic Arts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Tiburon Entertainment

Maitland, Florida, United States
Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. is a video game development studio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Electronic Arts

Redwood City, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Digital Media
Employees13,400
Revenue 7.4B USD (2023)
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 10 of 46
Sector (Digital Media) 6 of 34
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 42
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 23
Year (1998) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-06-04 Maxis Software

Emeryville, California, United States

Maxis Software, Inc. is a video game development company.

Buy $125M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-07-28 ABC Distribution & Retail Solutions

Buchs, Switzerland

ABC Distribution & Retail Solutions GmbH is an independent distributor of entertainment and application software.

Buy -
Mergr

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