M&A in Gaming: Is It Game On For an Acquisition Frenzy?

M&A in Gaming: Is It Game On For an Acquisition Frenzy?

What's next for the gaming industry after Microsoft’s plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for USD 68.7 billion?

Show notes

In this week’s episode, we’re looking at the gaming industry after Microsoft’s plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for USD 68.7 billion. Joining host Julie-Anna Needham is Mark Andress, a senior insights editor at ION Analytics. Dealcast is presented by Mergermarket and SS&C Intralinks.

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Hosts

Julie-Anna Needham

Julie-Anna Needham

Dealcast: The M&A Podcast is hosted by Julie-Anna Needham, a consultant editor at Mergermarket. Julie-Anna has worked as a broadcast journalist for the BBC and Sky News.

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Guests

Mark Andress

Mark Andress

Mark is a journalist with two decades' experience writing on business and general news in the US, UK, Czech Republic and Mexico. Mark currently works as the San Francisco Editor for Mergermarket, a news wire focused on corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and the equity capital markets. He writes on the tech sector and oversee a team of reporters covering technology, media and telecoms. Previously, he wrote for the Financial Times, Business Week and several trade publications.

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