Latest Deals

Date Type Companies involved Size
Aug 21st, 2014 acquisition GungHo Online Entertainment
Supercell
SoftBank
$344m
GungHo makes $74 million selling its share of Supercell back to SoftBank
Aug 19th, 2014 acquisition FunPlus
Zhongji Holding
$960m
The wild wild east: Chinese construction company spends $960 million on Family Farm publisher DianDian
Aug 8th, 2014 investment Gumi Inc.
LINE Corporation
Not disclosed
LINE invests into Gumi and the pair also partner up for game integration
Aug 7th, 2014 partnership Nexon
Envision Entertainment
Not disclosed
Nexon signs again; grabs rights to ex-Phenomic devs first mobile strategy title
Aug 6th, 2014 acquisition Tapjoy
5Rocks. Inc.
Not disclosed
West heads east: Tapjoy acquires Korean analytics platform 5Rocks
Aug 5th, 2014 investment Smaato
Singapore Press Holdings
$25m
Smaato closes $25 million investment; expanding in Indonesia and Singapore
Aug 1st, 2014 investment Kabam
Alibaba
$120m
China in its hands: Kabam signs $120 million publishing deal with Alibaba
Jul 30th, 2014 partnership Chukong Technologies
Chartboost
Not disclosed
Chartboost makes China move with Chukong
Jul 22nd, 2014 investment SupersonicAds
Supersonic Studios
Greylock IL
SAIF Partners
$15m
Supersonic raises $15 million to open offices in China, India and Japan and boost headcount to 250
Jul 17th, 2014 investment Changyou
MoboTap
$91m
Changyou buys 51% stake in Dolphin Browser outfit MoboTap for $91 million
Jul 4th, 2014 investment Sega
GREE
Gumi Inc.
World Innovation Lab
$49m
With IPO rumours mounting, Gumi raises $49 million and hooks up with Sega for US invasion
Jul 1st, 2014 partnership Kiyat Games
Ekkorr Games
Not disclosed
East meets West publisher Kiyat signs up Ekkorr's Tiny Conquerors
Jul 3rd, 2014 partnership AppFlood
Bidstalk
Not disclosed
AppFlood adds Bidstalk to its China-focused RBT ad exchange
Jun 30th, 2014 investment Gumi Inc.
Oh Bibi Socialtainment
TIME Equity Partners
$3m
Motor World Car Factory dev Oh BiBi raises $4 million
Jun 23rd, 2014 acquisition Animoca Brands
Black Fire Minerals
Not disclosed
Animoca Brands proposes a reverse takeover to gain Australian Stock Exchange listing
Jun 18th, 2014 other SkyMobi
Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture
$9m
SkyMobi realises $9 million gain on sale of Fangcun shares
Jun 11th, 2014 acquisition UCWeb
Alibaba
Not disclosed
Chinese app distribution heats up as Alibaba acquires rest of UCWeb in $4 billion value deal
Jun 9th, 2014 acquisition TalkWeb
Huorong Game
$130m
Talkweb spends $130 million to buy 90% of Papa Three Kingdoms dev HRG Tech
Jun 5th, 2014 investment Booster Pack
Cyberworld Studios
$1.5m
Singapore startup Booster Media raises $1.5 million
Jun 5th, 2014 license Nexon
Turbo Studios
Not disclosed
Nexon accumulates, adding "killer core" title from US startup Turbo to 2015 portfolio
Jun 5th, 2014 investment Sequoia Capital
Octro
$15m
Sequoia invests $15 million in Indian mobile game outfit Octro
Jun 2nd, 2014 acquisition Metaps
App Data Bank
Not disclosed
Metaps buys market intelligence outfit App Data Bank
Jun 2nd, 2014 license NTT DoCoMo
Rovio
Not disclosed
NTT Docomo signs Angry Birds subscription deal with Rovio
May 30th, 2014 partnership Chorus Worldwide
Raven Rock Games
Not disclosed
Chorus to release The Secret of Raven Rock in Japan
May 27th, 2014 investment Nexon
Socialspiel Games
Not disclosed
Nexon takes stake in Socialspiel in return for exclusive publishing deal
May 26th, 2014 merger Kakao Corp
Daum Communications
$3,000m
Kakao merges with Daum to create Korean internet powerhouse
May 23rd, 2014 acquisition CrazyLabs Not disclosed
Kids app publisher TabTale acquires Coco Play, establishes operations in China
May 21st, 2014 license Netmarble
Kabam
Not disclosed
Kabam and CJ E&M Netmarble partner up to release... ?
Apr 30th, 2014 partnership Tencent
LINE Corporation
Wandoujia
Not applicable
LINE partners with Wandoujia to grow in China
Apr 28th, 2014 partnership ZeptoLab Not disclosed
Yodo1 and ZeptoLab are bringing Cut the Rope 2 to Kakao
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