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Keyword Studios Buys Liquid Development for 9M EUR

5 years ago

August 25, 2015

Keyword Studios Buys Liquid Development for 9M EUR

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by Gino Diño

On August 25, 2015

5 years ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Gino Diño

On August 25, 2015

Keyword Studios Buys Liquid Development for 9M EUR

Ireland-based Keywords Studios, a video game globalization company, just announced its acquisition of computer game company Liquid Development LLC for 9 million EUR. Keywords Studios is purchasing Liquid Development from its three owners, Darren Bartlett, Stefan Henry-Biskup, and Fred Stockton for 6.3 million EUR in cash and the remaining sum through shares. All three sellers will remain with Liquid Development after the acquisition.

Keywords Studios is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dublin with over 1,000 employees providing translation, testing, audio, customer care, localization, and art production services to video game companies. The group brought in 37.3 million EUR in revenues last year, citing in their Full Year Results 2014 release that their strategy of combined organic growth and acquisitions had paved the way for a successful year.

They reported a 23% organic growth rate ex-acquisitions last year, and acquired four companies that helped extend the group’s capabilities and geographical reach: Liquid Violet, Babel Media, Binari Sonori, and Lakshya Digital. In 2014, Keywords Studios generated 11.9 million EUR in its Localization / Translation unit and 14.6 million EUR in the Localisation Testing unit, with the remainder split among the company’s other services.

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The addition of Liquid Development fits well into Keywords Studios’ strategy and is expected to be earnings accretive over the full year. Liquid Development gives Keywords Studios early entry to the games creation cycle while also helping to boost its development services.

Keywords Studios has worked on massive titles such as Assassin’s Creed 3, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and Halo 4 as well as standout casual games like Bejeweled and Peggle Nights. Halo 4 alone brought in a record $3.38 billion in revenue at its peak. This portfolio is bolstered by Liquid Development’s own lineup of games they’ve worked on, including popular titles such as Batman: Arkham Origins and Mass Effect 3.

 

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