M&A Deal Summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Audiokinetic

On January 8, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired software company Audiokinetic

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-01-08
Target Audiokinetic
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) AGC Partners (Financial)

Target

Audiokinetic

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Audiokinetic, Inc. is a provider of cross-platform audio solutions for the gaming and interactive media industries. Audiokinetic was founded in 2000 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment

Tokyo, California, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Technology Hardware
DESCRIPTION

Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc. is a provider of PlayStation® brand and family of products and services. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Vita, PlayStation®3, PlayStation™Store, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation™Video, PlayStation™Music, PlayStation™Now, PlayStation™Vue and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios.

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Overall 1 of 11
Sector (Software) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 9
State (Quebec) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-19 Insomniac Games

Burbank, California, United States

Insomniac Games, Inc. is a video game developer. Insomniac developed the PlayStation®4 smash-hit, Marvel's Spider-Man (2018), and creating iconic PlayStation franchises such as Spyro the Dragon (1998), Ratchet & Clank (2002) and Resistance (2005). Insomniac Games, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Burbank, California.

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