Electronic Arts Acquires Glu Mobile
February 8, 2021
Electronic Arts Inc. agreed to acquire Glu Mobile Inc. in a cash transaction valuing Glu at $2.1 billion enterprise value (approximately $12.50 per share, $2.4 billion equity value). The acquisition is intended to accelerate EA's mobile business by adding Glu's portfolio of live-service mobile games, talent and recurring-revenue franchises and is expected to be immediately accretive to EA's net bookings.
- Buyers
- Electronic Arts Inc.
- Targets
- Glu Mobile Inc.
- Sellers
- Glu Mobile stockholders
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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