M&A Deal Summary

Keywords Studios Acquires Alchemic Dream

On January 6, 2015, Keywords Studios acquired media company Alchemic Dream for 1M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 20th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-01-06
Target Alchemic Dream
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Keywords Studios
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1M CAD

Target

Alchemic Dream

Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Alchemic Dream, Inc. is a provider of multi-lingual customer support services for the video games industry internationally.

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Buyer

Keywords Studios

Dublin, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Digital Media
Revenue 780M EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Keywords Studios is an international technical services provider to the global video games industry. The company provides integrated art creation, localization, testing, audio, and customer care services across 50 languages and 14 game platforms to a blue-chip client base in more than 15 countries. It has a strong market position, providing services to 20 of the top 25 most prominent game companies, including Microsoft, Supercell, King, Bandai Namco, Sony, Konami, Electronic Arts, 2K, and Square Enix. Recent titles worked on include Tom Clancy's The Division, Halo 5: Guardians, Batman: Arkham Knight, Street Fighter V, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Clash Royale, and Mobile Strike. Keywords Studios was founded in 1998 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 40
Sector (Media) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 35
State (Quebec) 1 of 4
Country (Canada) 1 of 5
Year (2015) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 20 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-10 Lakshya Digital Pvt.

Gurgaon, India

Lakshya Digital Pvt. Ltd. is a provider of outsourced art services for games developers.

Buy $4M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-18 Reverb Localizacao - Preparacao de Documentos

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Reverb Localizacao - Preparacao de Documentos Ltda is a provider of localisation and audio management services for Brazilian Portuguese for some games including World of Warcraft and Magic the Gathering.

Buy €300K
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