M&A Deal Summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Housemarque

On June 29, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired digital media company Housemarque

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 2nd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-29
Target Housemarque
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Housemarque

Helsinki, Finland
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Housemarque is a game developer working on console and PC. The company prioritizes stratified gameplay mechanics and impeccable audiovisual execution to create euphoric gaming experiences. Housemarque was co-founded in 1995 by Harri Tikkanen and Ilari Kuittinen.

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Buyer

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector: Digital Media M&A 2 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 Nixxes

Utrecht, Netherlands

Nixxes is a Dutch company specializing in video game design, development, and porting. Nixxes was founded in 1999 and is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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