M&A Deal Summary

Keywords Studios Acquires VMC Consulting

On October 24, 2017, Keywords Studios acquired digital media company VMC Consulting

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 19th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Keywords Studios’ 1st transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-10-24
Target VMC Consulting
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Keywords Studios
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

VMC Consulting

Redmond, Washington, United States
VMC Consulting Corp. is a provider of video game Quality Assurance, Player Support and other dedicated technical services in North America.

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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 26 of 40
Sector (Digital Media) 19 of 26
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 25 of 35
State (Washington) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 7
Year (2017) 11 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-19 d3t

Cheshire, United Kingdom

d3t is an award-winning software development company with capabilities including HD re-mastering, porting, optimisation, rendering and game systems development. Over the course of the last six years they have delivered consistent high quality across dozens of projects for clients such as SEGA, Codemasters, Sony XDev and the BBC.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-13 Sperasoft

Santa Clara, California, United States

Sperasoft, Inc. is a provider of game development and 3D animation services. Sperasoft, Inc. was established in 2004 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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