M&A Deal Summary

Keywords Studios Acquires Synthesis International Srl

On April 13, 2016, Keywords Studios acquired digital media company Synthesis International Srl for 18M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 6th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 2nd transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-13
Target Synthesis International Srl
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Keywords Studios
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 18M EUR

Target

Synthesis International Srl

Lecco, Italy
Synthesis International Srl is a provider of voice-over recording for video games.

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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. Keywords Studios was founded in 1998 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 41
Sector: Digital Media M&A 6 of 27
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 36
Country: Italy M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 4 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-06 Kite Team S.L

Madrid, Spain

Kite Team S.L is a provider of games localisation and audio recording for both Iberian and Latin American Spanish, serving a blue chip client base of global video game publishers and developers from its audio recording and localisation studios in Madrid and Mexico City.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-29 Volta Creation

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Volta Creation, Inc. is a visual development studio dedicated to creating high-end 2D and 3D visuals, as well as cinematics for video games and film.

Buy CA$5M