In the first half of 2021 alone, the video gaming industry has broken records for the most valuable deal-flow in its history, totaling $60 Billion. Here are the eleven largest-ever acquisitions in gaming through July of this year.
11) Zynga acquires Peak Games for $1.85 Billion
10) Facebook acquires Oculus for $2.0 Billion
9) Electronic Arts acquires Glu Mobile for $2.1 Billion
8) Microsoft acquires Mojang Studios for $2.5 Billion
7) Nuverse acquires Moonton for $4 Billion
6) Flutter Entertainment acquires FanDuel for $4.18 Billion
5) Network Technology acquires Playtika for $4.4 Billion
4) Ctech acquires International Game Technology for $4.7 Billion
3) Activision Blizzard acquires King.com for $5.9 Billion
2) Microsoft acquires ZeniMax for $7.5 Billion
1) Tencent acquires Suprecell for $8.6 Billion
Gaming is on pace to eclipse $100 billion in investment and M&A by years end, and many experts agree the trend is just beginning.
Big gaming companies are acquiring smaller players at unprecedented rates, and eye-popping valuations. While 2021 is already the “Year of Gaming”, 2022 promises to be even bigger.
Find out why at TCIEntertainment.com
Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248063/biggest-video-game-industry-acquisitions/
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