M&A Deal Summary

Genda Acquires Player One Amusement Group

On April 9, 2025, Genda acquired gaming company Player One Amusement Group from OpenGate Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Genda’s 1st transaction in the Gaming sector.
  • This is Genda’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Genda’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-04-09
Target Player One Amusement Group
Sector Gaming
Buyer(s) Genda
Sellers(s) OpenGate Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Player One Amusement Group

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Player One Amusement Group provides amusement gaming equipment and outsourced operations and maintenance support to customers seeking to drive superior location profitability and create a best-in-class consumer experience. Player One Amusement Group is based in Mississauga, Ontario.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Genda

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Genda is an entertainment company offering diversified business activities, including amusement arcade, karaoke, food and beverage, character merchandising, and content & promotion. Its platforms include GiGO and the karaoke chain BanBan and mini locations of non-staffed gaming areas in Japan, North America, mainland China, the UK, and across the Middle East. Genda is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Gaming M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-20 National Entertainment Network

Louisville, Colorado, United States

National Entertainment Network provides amusement vending to large retailers and family-oriented casual dining concepts. National Entertainment Network was founded in 1995 and is based in Louisville, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-28 Indigo

Burton-On-Trent , United Kingdom

Indigo is an amusement arcade operation business managed by its parent company that operates over 100 amusement arcades and over 125 mini-locations across approximately 170 family centers and adult gaming centers in the UK. Indigo is based in Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

OpenGate Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 890M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

OpenGate Capital is a private investment firm focused on acquiring divestitures of larger public corporations or troubled companies needing restructuring. OpenGate does not focus any particular industry and will consider opportunities throughout North America and Europe. The Firm's target companies with up to $1 billion of revenue and valued up to $300 million. OpenGate Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 34
Sector: Gaming M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 16 of 16
State: Ontario M&A 2 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-04 Fiven

Courbevoie, France

Fiven A/S is a producer of metallurgical feedstock, refractory materials abrasive grains, and products used in technical ceramics. Fiven A/S offers unique properties of hardness, thermal resistance, wear resistance, thermal conductivity, and chemical inertness. Fiven products are used in a wide array of applications including metallurgy, refractory materials, filtration products, and technical ceramics. Fiven has a global manufacturing footprint across Norway, Belgium, Brazil, and Venezuela, and will be headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Fiven products are sold to a diverse customer base across Europe, South America, North America, and Asia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-16 ScioTeq

Kortrijk, Belgium

ScioTeq develops and manufactures advanced visualization solutions primarily for the global defense, air traffic control, and security end markets. ScioTeq was founded in 2014 and is based in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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