M&A Deal Summary

GameStop Acquires EB Games

On June 6, 2005, GameStop acquired retailer EB Games for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GameStop’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is GameStop’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GameStop’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GameStop’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-06-06
Target EB Games
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) GameStop
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 1.4B USD

Target

EB Games

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. is the ownership entity of EB Games, a national chain of video game stores. EB Games was formed in 1977 and was based in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

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GameStop

Grapevine, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Retail
Employees12,000
Revenue 5.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
GameStop's corporate headquarters in Grapevine, Texas.
GameStop's corporate headquarters in Grapevine, Texas.

GameStop is a video game and entertainment software retailer. GameStop was founded in 1996 and is based in Grapevine, Texas.

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Overall 1 of 11
Sector (Retail) 1 of 5
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 9
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-04 Rhino Video Games

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Rhino Video Games a video game retailer.

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