mergers
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Nazara Technologies to earmark $100m towards M&A activity
Company aims to acquire game studios globally as it plans to focus on the Indian and North American games market
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Playtika earmarks up to $1.2bn for mergers and acquisitions
CEO says "Our DNA was always M&A, and we did very well with M&As in the last 10 years"
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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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CD Projekt Red uninterested in being acquired
Adam Kiciński says "We are passionate about what we do. We value our independence"
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Ukraine approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Regulators said the European Commission's cloud gaming competition concerns are not relevant to the country
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Gaming deals since 2020 over $115bn
InvestGame expects investments, M&A and more to "remain more or less table in 2023"
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InvestGame: From Q1 to Q3 gaming deals hit $37bn
The figure was reached across 246 transactions that included M&A activity, private investments, and public offerings
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Unity has completed its merger with IronSource
CEO John Riccitiello assures company will still support all developers, but notes benefits are "particularly strong" for mobile studios
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Global Top Round launches M&A department
Games startup accelerator will assist with companies looking to sell, or raise money for acquisitions
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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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CMA calls on the public for its views on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
UK regulator said that open comments can also be provided for its eventual provisional findings
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Fourth Floor acquires video production company Explosive Alan
Media division will continue to operate as a separate business and work closely with Fourth Floor Creative
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Phil Spencer says Xbox will continue M&A activity to remain competitive
The Xbox boss also said that due to these economic times it wouldn’t be right to increase the price of the Xbox
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Zynga finalizes purchase of Storemaven
The gaming firm adds the mobile business platform as it continues to expand its business offerings
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Embracer finalizes purchase of Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal
The firm now owns the Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief franchises and a back catalogue of over 50 titles
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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