Microsoft's acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard closed in October 2023, making it the biggest console / PC gaming M&A of all time, with a deal value of 68.7 billion U.S. dollars. Microsoft's March 2021 purchase of ZeniMax Media was ranked second with 7.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2013 to 2023, by value
(in million U.S. dollars)
Company (date)
Acquirer
Date
Value in m USD
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA
Company description
Country
Activision Blizzard
Microsoft
13 Oct 23
68,700
7.9x
23.6x
Console/MMO/mobile developer/publisher
USA
ZeniMax Media
Microsoft
9 Mar 21
7,500
8.3x
33.3
Console/PC games developer/publisher
USA
Bungie
Sony
15 Jul 22
3,700
-
-
Console/PC games developer
USA
Ubisoft
Tencent, Ontario Teacher's Pension Fund, Guillemot Family
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DDM. (September 24, 2024). Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2013 to 2023, by value (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496929/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value-all-time/
DDM. "Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2013 to 2023, by value (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496929/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value-all-time/
DDM. (2024). Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2013 to 2023, by value (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496929/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value-all-time/
DDM. "Biggest Console/Pc Gaming Segment Mergers and Acquisitions (M&a) Worldwide from 2013 to 2023, by Value (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496929/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value-all-time/
DDM, Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2013 to 2023, by value (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496929/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value-all-time/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Biggest console/PC gaming segment mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2013 to 2023, by value (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], DDM, September 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496929/biggest-console-pc-gaming-company-manda-by-value-all-time/
