Tech Company M&A Transactions
Playdom Acquisition
Playdom, based in Mountain View, was bought by Walt Disney Co.. The parties disclosed the acquisition price to be $763.2 million.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
7/27/2010
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$763,200,000
M&A Terms
Playdom shareholders will receive total consideration of $563.2 million, subject to certain conditions, and a performance-linked earn-out of up to $200 million.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
100 West Evelyn Avenue 110
Mountain View, CA 94041
USA
Mountain View, CA 94041
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
We boast the #1 game on MySpace--Mobsters--and three of the top four applications. But it doesn't stop there. Fueled by explosive growth on Facebook and an expanding pipeline of new games and features, we may be the fastest growing social gaming company on the planet. How do we do it? We're obsessed with one thing: our players.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Pleasants
Chief Technical Officer
Chris Wang
Co-Founder
Rick Thompson
Co-Founder
Dan Yue
VP - Bus. Development
Sean Phinney
VP - Engineering
Ling Xiao
VP - Finance
John Pacholski
VP - Marketing
Rachel Thomas
VP - Operations
Scott Thomas
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