M&A Deal Summary

Take-Two Interactive Software Acquires Zynga

On January 10, 2022, Take-Two Interactive Software acquired digital media company Zynga for 12.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Take-Two Interactive Software’s 5th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Take-Two Interactive Software’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Take-Two Interactive Software’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Take-Two Interactive Software’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-01-10
Target Zynga
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Take-Two Interactive Software
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 12.7B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Legal)

Target

Zynga

San Francisco, California, United States
Zynga's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California.
Zynga's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California.
Zynga is a developer of online social games with more than 200 million monthly active users connected via social networks such as Facebook and technology platforms such as the iPhone. Zynga was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer

Take-Two Interactive Software

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Media
Employees12,371
Revenue 5.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Take-Two Interactive Software is a developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, PlayStation(R) game console, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system. Take-Two Interactive Software was founded in 1993 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 13
Sector (Digital Media) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 11
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 8
Year (2022) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 Dynamixyz

Cesson-Sévigné, France

Dynamixyz specializes in computer vision, and in particular, the challenges of capturing the nuances of human faces and expressions. Dynamixyz developed the first software that could provide the same extremely high-end animation tools to a wide array of customers, but previously available to a few studios. Dynamixyz was founded in 2010 and is based in Cesson-Sévigné, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-27 Gearbox Software

Frisco, Texas, United States

Gearbox Software is a creator and distributor of transmedia entertainment through its four subsidiaries: Gearbox Software, Gearbox Publishing, Gearbox Studio, and Gearbox Properties. Gearbox Software was formed in 1999 and is based in Frisco, Texas.

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