M&A Deal Summary

NEXON Acquires gloops

On October 1, 2012, NEXON acquired software company gloops for 486M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NEXON’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is NEXON’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is NEXON’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-01
Target gloops
Sector Software
Buyer(s) NEXON
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 486M USD

Target

gloops

Tokyo, Japan
gloops, Inc. is a mobile game developer.

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Buyer

NEXON

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees8,231
Revenue 423.4B JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

NEXON is a games company and distributor of MapleStory and other free-to-play games online. NEXON was founded in 1994 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Japan) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
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