M&A Deal Summary

GameStop Acquires Think Geek

On June 2, 2015, GameStop acquired retailer Think Geek for 140M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GameStop’s 4th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is GameStop’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GameStop’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GameStop’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-06-02
Target Think Geek
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) GameStop
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 140M USD
Advisor(s) Guggenheim Securities (Financial)

Target

Think Geek

Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Geeknet, Inc. owns and operates Think Geek, an online retailer of video game themed merchandise.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector (Retail) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 7
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 9
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Spring Mobile is a wireless retailer operating 200+ stores across the United States.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-04 Parrot Cellular

Campbell, California, United States

Parrot Cellular operates a chain of approximately 70 retail stores that sell AT&T Wireless service, AT&T home service products, wireless telephones, accessories, and handset warranties.

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