M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1998-09-08 |
| Target | Westwood Studios |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Buyer(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Sellers(s) | Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 123M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Employees | 13,700 |
| Revenue | 7.5B USD (2025) |
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 | 12 of 46 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 7 of 34 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 4 |
| State: Nevada M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 5 of 23 |
| Year: 1998 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 10 of 11 |
| 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 | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-22 |
Kesmai
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Kesmai Corp. is a developer and publisher of multiplayer online entertainment. Kesmai specializes in the design and development of multiplayer games delivered directly to consumers over the Internet and is a major provider of game content to the Games Channel on the America Online service. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Sector | Digital Media |
Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. is a video game developer.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Nevada M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 1998 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
