List of mergers and acquisitions by Embracer Group

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Embracer Group is a Swedish video game holding company controlled by Lars Wingefors. In 2016, the company was spun out of Nordic Games Group and in 2019 it was renamed Embracer Group.

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As of 2024 they own more than 111 internal studios in over 45 countries in Europe and the Americas. Its subsidiaries are organized under ten groups: Amplifier Game Invest, Asmodee, CDE Entertainment, Coffee Stain Holding, Dark Horse Media, DECA Games, Easybrain, Embracer Freemode, Plaion and THQ Nordic. Each group has its own operations, subsidiaries and development studios.

Acquisitions

DateCompanyCountryParent companyValueRef.
August 2017 Black Forest Games Flag of Germany.svg  Germany THQ Nordic €1,360,000 [1] [2]
Pieces InteractiveFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden $350,000 [3]
November 2017Experiment 101$8,900,000 [4]
February 2018 Koch Media Flag of Austria.svg  Austria/Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Plaion $149,000,000 [5]
July 2018 HandyGames Flag of Germany.svg  Germany THQ Nordic [6]
November 2018 Coffee Stain Holding Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Coffee Stain Holding $34,900,000 [7]
Bugbear Entertainment (90%)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland THQ Nordic
February 201918Point2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Plaion €1,900,000 [8]
Warhorse Studios Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic €42,800,000 [9]
May 2019 Piranha Bytes Flag of Germany.svg  Germany THQ Nordic [10]
August 2019KSM Plaion [11]
Gaya Entertainment [12]
Milestone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy €44,900,000 [13] [14]
Gunfire Games Flag of the United States.svg  United States THQ Nordic [15]
Goodbye Kansas Game Invest
  • Fall Damage (50%)
  • Framebunker (21%)
  • Kavalri (21%)
  • Neon Giant (24%)
  • Palindrome Interactive (50%)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Amplifier Game Invest$3,950,000 [16]
December 2019 Tarsier Studios Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden $10,500,000 [17]
February 2020 Saber Interactive
  • Saber Belarus
  • Saber Porto
  • Saber Russia
  • Saber Spain
  • Saber Sweden
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Saber Interactive $525,000,000 [18]
VoxlerFlag of France.svg  France Plaion €1,900,000 [19]
May 2020DestinyBitFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Amplifier Game Invest [20]
August 2020 4A Games Flag of Malta.svg  Malta/Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Saber Interactive $45,000,000 [21]
New World Interactive Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rare Earth GamesFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Amplifier Game Invest€3,300,000
Vermila StudiosFlag of Spain.svg  Spain €900,000
Palindrome Interactive (remaining 50%)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Pow Wow EntertainmentFlag of Austria.svg  Austria THQ Nordic
DECA Games Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DECA Games €25,000,000
Sola Media Plaion $2,700,000
September 2020Vertigo GamesFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands €50,000,000 [22]
November 2020 Flying Wild Hog Flag of Poland.svg  Poland $137,000,000 [23]
Purple Lamp Studios Flag of Austria.svg  Austria THQ Nordic
Zen Studios Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Saber Interactive
Snapshot Games Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Nimble Giant Entertainment Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
34BigThingsFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mad Head GamesFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Sandbox StrategiesFlag of the United States.svg  United States
A Thinking Ape EntertainmentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DECA Games $31,000,000
IUGO Mobile Entertainment
Coffee Stain North (remaining 40%)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Coffee Stain Holding
Silent GamesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Amplifier Game Invest
Quantic Lab (95%)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania €4,500,000
February 2021 Gearbox Software
  • Gearbox Studio Québec
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gearbox Software $1,300,000,000 [24]
EasybrainFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus/Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Easybrain$640,000,000 [25]
Aspyr Flag of the United States.svg  United States Saber Interactive $450,000,000 [26]
SpringboardVRFlag of the United States.svg  United States Plaion [27]
May 2021KaikoFlag of Germany.svg  Germany THQ Nordic [28]
Massive Miniteam
AppealFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Frame BreakFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Amplifier Game Invest
August 2021 3D Realms Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark/Flag of the United States.svg  United States Saber Interactive [29]
Slipgate Ironworks Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
CrazyLabsFlag of Israel.svg  Israel DECA Games
DigixArt Flag of France.svg  France Plaion
Force FieldFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Ghost Ship Games (remaining 65%)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Coffee Stain Holding
Easy TriggerFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Grimfrost (70%) THQ Nordic
Demiurge Studios Flag of the United States.svg  United States Saber Interactive [30]
Fractured ByteFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
SmartPhone LabsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
September 2021Bytex [31]
October 2021Jufeng StudioFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DECA Games [32]
Splatter ConnectFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Plaion [33]
December 2021 Asmodee
  • Atomic Mass Games
  • Bezzerwizzer Studio
  • Catan Studio
  • Days of Wonder
  • Edge Entertainment
  • Fantasy Flight Games
  • Gamegenic
  • The Green Board Game Company
  • Libellud
  • Lookout Games
  • Mixlore
  • Pearl Games
  • Plan B Games
  • Purple Brain
  • Rebel Studio
  • Repos Production
  • Space Cow
  • Space Cowboys
  • Unexpected Games
  • Z-Man Games
  • Zygomatic
Flag of France.svg  France Asmodee €2,750,000,000 [34]
Green Tile DigitalFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Amplifier Game Invest [35]
Perfect World Entertainment Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gearbox Software $125,000,000 [36]
Spotfilm NetworkxFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Plaion [37]
Shiver EntertainmentFlag of the United States.svg  United States Saber Interactive [38]
Digic HoldingsFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [39]
Dark Horse MediaFlag of the United States.svg  United States Dark Horse Media [40]
February 2022A Creative EndeavourFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Amplifier Game Invest [41]
MetricmindsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany THQ Nordic [42]
March 2022Development Plus Inc.Flag of the United States.svg  United States Plaion [43]
Invisible WallsFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Amplifier Game Invest [44]
April 2022 Beamdog Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Saber Interactive [45]
Lost Boys InteractiveFlag of the United States.svg  United States Gearbox Software [46]
May 2022Assets of Square Enix Europe CDE Entertainment$300,000,000 [47]
August 2022 Tripwire Interactive Flag of the United States.svg  United States Saber Interactive [48]
Tuxedo Labs Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Middle-earth Enterprises Flag of the United States.svg  United States Embracer Freemode
Limited Run Games Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bitwave GamesFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
GioteckFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
SingtrixFlag of the United States.svg  United States
TatsujinFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
October 2022 Anime Limited Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom / Flag of France.svg  France Plaion Pictures [49] [50] [51]
VR DistributionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Asmodee [52]
January 2023Captured DimensionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States Gearbox Software [53]

Divestitures

DateCompanyOperative groupBuyerPriceRef.
November 2019Foxglove Studios THQ Nordic Management buyout [54]
July 2023Goose ByteAmplifier Game Invest [55]
October 2023Fall DamageFragbite$1,800,000 [56]
February 2024 Saber Interactive Saber InteractiveBeacon Interactive$247,000,000 [lower-alpha 1] [57]
March 2024 Gearbox Software Gearbox Entertainment Take-Two Interactive $460,000,000 [58]

Notes

  1. Beacon Interactive has the option to later acquire 4A Games and Zen Studios from Embracer Group, which will raise the total acquisition price to $500 Million if exercised

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