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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

Minato-ku, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees8,231
Revenue 446.2B JPY (2024)
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.

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Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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