Categories Posted inin Business Game industry deals dropped 81% in value in 2015 Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 1, 2016 2 min The game industry saw a big drop in both investments and merger activity in 2015, sending deal values back to 2007 levels, according to... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game company exits topped $24B in 2014 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2015 3 min As corporate buyers invade gaming, midtier firms are feeling the big squeeze. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Game acquisition mega-deals drove M&A through Q3 to $12.2B, double last year's total Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 6, 2014 2 min Game investment returns hit 11 times in the first nine months of 2014. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Getting an acquisition story wrong, and the lessons that come from it Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 29, 2014 6 min As tech titans battle, acquisitions are dynamic, not static, until they sign on the dotted line. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Amazon's purchase of Twitch pushes games M&A to $9.2B so far in 2014 Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 26, 2014 1 min Game deals are already at nearly twice the value of all deals in 2013. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Five things that drove $12.5B in game company acquisitions in the past year Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 9, 2014 2 min London-based Digi-Capital reports on what spurred gaming acquisitions. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Asian companies account for nine of the top 10 game mergers and acquisitions Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 13, 2014 3 min Game mergers and acquisitions were up 29 percent in value in 2013. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile gaming could drive entire video game industry to $100B in revenue by 2017 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2014 2 min Game acquisitions hit a record $5.6B in 2013, even with a number of transactions excluded. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ubisoft moves into hot mobile games market with acquisition of Future Games of London Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 1, 2013 1 min French video game publisher picks up smartphone and tablet game studio. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Asia and tech titans keep game acquisitions alive in 2013 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 31, 2013 2 min Zynga's decline took some steam out of the market, but other forces are keeping game acquisitions hot. Continue Reading 2 min