M&A Deal Summary

Game Taco Acquires WorldWinner

On May 17, 2021, Game Taco acquired digital media company WorldWinner from GSN Games

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Game Taco’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Game Taco’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Game Taco’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-17
Target WorldWinner
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Game Taco
Sellers(s) GSN Games
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

WorldWinner

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
WorldWinner is a pioneer in skill-game development and offers tournaments for players of all skill levels featuring many of the world's favorite games. WorldWinner is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

Game Taco

San Francisco, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2016
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

Game Taco is an online skill-based game tournament platform. It is designed to provide a fun, friendly, and trusted destination for users to play skill-based games against opponents of similar ability for fun and cash prizes. In addition to classic games like Solitaire, Game Taco is the exclusive provider of Atari skill games including Breakout, Asteroids, and Centipede. Game Taco was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1

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SELLER

GSN Games

Santa Monica, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

GSN Games presents original and classic game programming and games via its cable network, the digital ad-supported network, Game Show Central, the GameShowNetwork.com website and its position as one of the leading social casino games companies in the world at GSN.com. Its cross-platform content also includes GSN Games’ portfolio of free mobile casual and social games. Game Show Enterprises, the production arm of the network, develops and produces hundreds of hours of original episodes, making Game Show Network the premiere destination for fun, family-friendly programming. Game Show Network is distributed throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Canada by all major cable operators, satellite providers, and telcos. Game Show Network was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-19 Gamedonia

Barcelona, Spain

Gamedonia is a backend-as-a-service studio offering developers assistance for features like chat integration, cross-platform development, and turn-based multiplayer for mobile and browser-based games.

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