M&A Deal Summary

Facebook Acquires BigBox VR

On June 11, 2021, Facebook acquired digital media company BigBox VR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Facebook’s 6th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Facebook’s 60th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Facebook’s 3rd transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-06-11
Target BigBox VR
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Facebook
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

BigBox VR

Seattle, Washington, United States
BigBox VR is a provider of online VR multiplayer games. Its mission is to combine platform-defining games, social communities, and competitive play to create a VR esports ecosystem. BigBox VR was founded in 2016 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Facebook

Menlo Park, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees69,329
Revenue 134.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

Facebook is a social utility company that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family, and coworkers. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Facebook was founded in 2004 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 81 of 85
Sector (Digital Media) 6 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 78 of 82
State (Washington) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 60 of 63
Year (2021) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-05 Unit 2 Games

Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Unit 2 Games is a developer behind the free-to-play game creation and sharing tool Crayta. Unit 2 Games builds on top of the Unreal Engine and gives users a more simple creation interface teamed with discovery and community features. Unit 2 Games was founded in 2017 and is based in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-22 ImagineOptix

Durham, North Carolina, United States

ImagineOptix is a manufacturer of thinner, lighter and more efficient optics that enable lifelike, seamless user experiences for AR and VR. The company’s linear photo polymerization or LCP optics are made of micron-thick layers that deliver the thinnest, lightest products available that are perfect for consumer applications. ImagineOptix was founded in 2004 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

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