DDM
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DDM: Gaming M&A activity reached $76.7bn in 2023
The year also saw investment transactions decrease by 69% year-over-year across 616 deals
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DDM: Gaming M&A activity hit $6bn during Q3
The period also saw investment transactions increase by 36% year-over-year across 136 deals
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DDM: First half gaming investments weakest since 2016
Full year could still break records with Savvy/Steer acquisition of Scopely and potentially Microsoft-Activision Blizzard
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DDM: Game investments hit a four-year low in Q1
Undisclosed M&A price tags and "prolonged crypto winter" have 2023 off to a slow start
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2022 gaming deals totalled $51.5 billion
DDM reports total values of investments, mergers, and acquisitions dropped 31% compared to a record 2021; 2023 total depends on Microsoft-Activision Blizzard approval
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DDM: Gaming investments hit $2.2bn during Q3
The period also saw M&A transactions fall by 65% year-over-year across 66 deals
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DDM: Gaming investments reached $4.8bn during Q2
The period also saw M&A transactions increase by 135% year-over-year across 59 deals
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DDM: Gaming investments reached $3.5bn during Q1
Agency also says that M&A transactions for the quarter increased by 276% year-over-year
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2021 Q1 sees spike in investments, mergers and acquisitions
M&A deals nearly doubled year-over-year as investments up 75%
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2020 is already a record year for games investment
DDM: $5.2 billion in investment in Q3 alone brings the year's total to $9.9 billion so far
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DDM acquires data platform from Digi-Capital
Leading talent agency will use the DDM Games Investment Review to offer finance services and industry guidance
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Ben Judd departs Dangen, DDM amid accusations of harassment, bad business
Sources allege Judd mishandled communications and payments, publicly exposed himself, upheld harmful power dynamic with ex-partner
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DDM founder and co-CEO Jeff Hilbert steps down
Talent agency will now be run by co-founder Joe Minton, with Hilbert staying on as a board member
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DDM appoints Perfect World Entertainment's Arkhipov
Arseniy Arkhipov joins business and talent agency
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DDM glues together Comcept's Mighty No. 9
The talent agency on its new publisher-like role in the industry
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DDM acquires Green Hill's biz dev team
Leading talent agency sets sights on European devs with strategic buyout
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DDM appoints new director of business development
Tehyon Kim brings mobile and social development experience to talent agency
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Killspace COO joins Digital Development Management
Matthew Cohen the new agent for the industry talent agency
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Talent agency DDM opens UK office in Manchester
Mat Mortlock, previously at Codemasters, joins video game agency
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Elizabeth Ross joins Digital Development Management
Ex EA sales executive takes role as director of business development
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DDM hires Babel co-founder for new production services division
Ben Wibberley joins expanding agency
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Games talent agency DDM looks to Japan
Capcom veteran Ben Judd to head up new office
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DDM launches social gaming division
Talent agency offers publishers teams for Facebook and iPhone games