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PulluP Entertainment Acquires Dovetail Games

On April 20, 2023, PulluP Entertainment acquired digital media company Dovetail Games from Alcuin Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PulluP Entertainment’s 5th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is PulluP Entertainment’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-04-20
Target Dovetail Games
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) PulluP Entertainment
Sellers(s) Alcuin Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Dovetail Games

Kent, United Kingdom
Dovetail Games is involved in the development and publishing of simulation entertainment products. Initially responsible for producing the Train Simulator series of products on PC, Dovetail has expanded its range of games to include flight and fishing simulation games, available for both PC and console. Dovetail Games was established in 2009 and is based in Kent, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

PulluP Entertainment

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Digital Media
Employees606
Revenue 392M EUR (2025)
DESCRIPTION

PulluP Entertainment is a publisher of video games. Its vocation is to support leading international studios in the development, production, monitoring, marketing, sales, and financing of their projects. PulluP Entertainment was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Digital Media M&A 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-14 Leikir Studio

Paris, France

Leikir Studio is a game developer. Leikir Studio was founded in 2012 and is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alcuin Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2004
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alcuin Capital Partners is a London-based private equity firm focused primarily on making growth, or development capital investments in profitable lower middle-market companies. In addition to providing funding for growth, Alcuin also considers buyouts, buy-ins and recapitalizations. The Firm's target investment size is £10 to £30 million. Alcuin looks to be the lead investor and will consider both majority or minority situations.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 15
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 10
Country: United Kingdom M&A 13 of 14
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-10 Vaughan Designs

London, United Kingdom

Vaughan Designs manufactures premium decorative lighting and furnishings for residential and commercial markets and has showrooms in the UK and US. Vaughan Designs was founded in 1983 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-21 Mar-Key Group

Dorset, United Kingdom

Mar-Key Group is a designer, manufacturer and provider of temporary structures for events and structural solutions for commercial clients. Mar-Key Group was founded in 1991 and is based in Dorset, United Kingdom.

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