M&A Deal Summary

Glu Mobile Acquires PlayFirst

On May 1, 2014, Glu Mobile acquired gaming company PlayFirst

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Glu Mobile’s 2nd transaction in the Gaming sector.
  • This is Glu Mobile’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Glu Mobile’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-05-01
Target PlayFirst
Sector Gaming
Buyer(s) Glu Mobile
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

PlayFirst

San Francisco, California, United States
PlayFirst, Inc. offers mobile games.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Glu Mobile

San Francisco, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Digital Media
Employees715
Revenue 541M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Glu Mobile is a developer and publisher of action/adventure and casual games for the smartphones and tablet devices users. Glu Mobile was founded in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector (Gaming) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 7
State (California) 3 of 5
Country (United States) 4 of 6
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-02 GameSpy Industries

Irvine, California, United States

GameSpy Industries, Inc. is a provider of multiplayer game technology.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-20 Cie Games

Long Beach, California, United States

Cie Games, Inc. is a developer of online social games.

Buy $100M
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