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List of mergers and acquisitions by Embracer Group

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.

This article is about the company's corporate mergers and acquisitions. For its acquisitions of intellectual properties, see List of acquisitions by THQ Nordic.

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

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Divestitures

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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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