M&A Deal Summary

Maximum Games Acquires Avanquest Software Publishing

On April 4, 2016, Maximum Games acquired digital media company Avanquest Software Publishing from Claranova

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Maximum Games’ 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Maximum Games’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-04
Target Avanquest Software Publishing
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Maximum Games
Sellers(s) Claranova
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Avanquest Software Publishing

Saint Ives, United Kingdom
Avanquest Software Publishing Ltd. is a developer and publisher of video games in the UK.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Maximum Games

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

Maximum Games is a publisher of video games spanning all genres and delivered through all channels in the video games industry.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Claranova

Courbevoie, France

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Software
Employees772
Revenue 496M EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Claranova Editing communication software for professionals and individuals. Claranova was founded in 1984 and is based in Courbevoie, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-11 Micro Application SAS

Paris, France

Founded in 1981, Micro Application, one of the flagship brands of the Avanquest Group, specializes in the publishing and distribution of software, video, creative papers, accessories for smartphones and tablets Games. Belonging to one of the major players in the world of development and publishing software applications on PC, Tablets, Smartphones, Micro Application is a leader in France in the segment of the public microcomputer.

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