Tech Company M&A Transactions
PlayFab Acquisition
PlayFab was acquired by Microsoft. The transaction became public on 1/29/2018. The companies did not announce any financial terms for the deal.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
1/29/2018
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
Unknown
M&A Terms
This acquisition extends the investments and work we've done on Microsoft Azure to provide a world-class cloud platform for the gaming industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
1601 2nd Ave. 700
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
PlayFab provides the industry's most comprehensive back-end service for building and managing online games. The company was founded by James Gwertzman, PlayFab CEO who previously served as vice president of PopCap, where he built a profitable online, free-to-play business for the company in China.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
James Gwertzman
Chief Technical Officer
Matt Augustine
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