M&A Deal Summary

Embracer Acquires HandyGames

On July 9, 2018, Embracer acquired digital media company HandyGames

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Embracer’s 4th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Embracer’s 2nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-07-09
Target HandyGames
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Embracer
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

HandyGames

Giebelstadt, Germany
handy-games.com GmbH is an international developer and publisher of high-quality games for a wide variety of platforms. handy-games.com GmbH was founded in 2000 and is based in Giebelstadt, Germany.

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Buyer

Embracer

Karlstad, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Digital Media
Employees5,097
Revenue 22.4B SEK (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Embracer is a developer and publisher of video games. The core portfolio comprises products and brands which have been acquired from various parties (THQ, Atari, and others), and further acquisitions of IPs and trademarks will follow. Embracer was founded in 1999 and is based in Karlstad, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 9
Sector: Digital Media M&A 4 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 9
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-17 Experiment 101 AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Experiment 101 AB is an independent game development studio. Experiment 101 AB was established in 2015 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-18 ZEN Stúdió Kft

Budapest, Hungary

ZEN Stúdió Kft is an independent premium video game developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for all major game platforms. ZEN Stúdió was founded in 2003 and is based in Budapest, Hungary.

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