M&A Deal Summary

Sumo Digital Acquires Red Kite Games Limited

On February 1, 2019, Sumo Digital acquired digital media company Red Kite Games Limited

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sumo Digital’s 3rd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Sumo Digital’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-02-01
Target Red Kite Games Limited
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Sumo Digital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Red Kite Games Limited

Leeds, United Kingdom
Red Kite is a successful work-for-hire studio focusing on engineering and code support services. The studio has worked with Sumo Digital for several years, on a range of titles, in addition to many high-profile publishers and developers including Codemasters (DiRT 4), Sony Computer Entertainment (God of War III: Remastered) and Activision (Call of Duty: Strike Team).

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Buyer

Sumo Digital

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

Sumo Digital Ltd. is an independent game development studio, Sumo partners with top tier publishers and has developed a number of high profile titles including Forza Horizon 2 for Microsoft’s Xbox360, Sonic and Sega All Star Racing, and Xbox Fitness. Most recently, Sumo has partnered with Sony to develop Little Big Planet 3, which is due for imminent release.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Digital Media M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-14 The Chinese Room

Brighton, United Kingdom

The Chinese Room is a game development studio, known for creating experimental first-person games such as Dear Esther, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and, most recently, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. The Chinese Room was founded in 2007 and is based in Brighton, United Kingdom.

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