M&A Deal Summary

Keywords Studios Acquires GameSim

On May 17, 2017, Keywords Studios acquired digital media company GameSim for 5M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 13th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-05-17
Target GameSim
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Keywords Studios
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 5M USD

Target

GameSim

Orlando, Florida, United States
GameSim, Inc. is a specialist in outsourced engineering services and technology platforms for the video games industry and other virtual simulation applications. GameSim employs over 30 software engineers and artists and has a range of cutting edge, proprietary technology platforms which are integrated with client processes to develop video games and visually simulate environments for military and urban planning applications.

Search 201,292 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

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 19 of 40
Sector (Digital Media) 13 of 26
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 35
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 7
Year (2017) 4 of 13
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-10 XLOC

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

XLOC has developed the major web-based integrated globalization content management system for videogames (XLOC), supported by consulting and customisation services. Its proprietary software application can be integrated with any games development platform and enables game developers and publishers to more efficiently manage and automate the complex process of localising games content across multiple languages and platforms for simultaneous global launches and continuous publishing.

Buy $900K
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-22 Red Hot CG

Shanghai, China

Red Hot CG is a proven 2D, 3D and animation art provider to the global video games market with clients in the US, Europe, China and Japan. After its inception Red Hot CG expanded through organic growth to secondary cities in China - Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Dalian - and to Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Red Hot CG found early success contributing to popular projects like Tomb Raider and God of War: Ascension, and most recently to franchise tentpoles including Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Fallout 4, Uncharted 4, and Far Cry Primal. Red Hot CG has also provided art services to breakout new IPs like Ubisoft's For Honor and Guerrilla Games' Horizon: Zero Dawn.

Buy -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal