Proprietary Research & News

Gaming M&A & Investments: 2024 Recap & 2025 Outlook covering Roblox, Indies, AI, and impact various global developers are having on the industry.

$11.5B in M&A transaction value, Stabilized

$17.2B in Fundraising transaction value, up 102% year over year

*2025 predictions and blue ocean opportunities for developers

$2.8B in M&A transaction value

$2.7B in Fundraising transaction value

Web3 funding up 88% YoY

$3.6B in M&A transaction value, up 70% from prior quarter

$6.1B in Fundraising transaction value, up 79% from prior quarter

Activity continues to gain traction across Fundraising and M&A.

$3.4B in Fundraising, up 82% Year over Year

M&A Records $2.1B in Transaction Value

The article covers a breadth of topics and provides color commentary on the 2024 Game Industry Report.

Challenges with layoffs, industry-sweeping distribution and engagement uncertainty, and a capital market withdrawal has made all founders stronger through the struggle and constant pressure.

See QTP’s Areas of Opportunity for 2024

“New Normal” sets in with returning M&A last few quarters and total of $11.76B in value.

Fundraising sees increased focus on early stage and late stage. Public companies complete a number of debt restructurings to support growth activity or provide stability.

M&A deal activity up 41.7% with a few multibillion dollar transactions

Fundraising volume still high, value down 40.5%

More insights and deal highlights in the report.

See Alina’s talk about year to date M&A and fundraising activity as well as key growth opportunities for developers.

Slower start to M&A and Fundraising but seeing more deal activity compared to the subdued Q4 2022 results.

Dean Takahashi and Alina discuss what Gaming Finance will look like in 2023.

Record M&A and Fundraising Activity in 2022

What to look for in 2023

Strong YTD activity across M&A and Fundraising, even after a lighter summer. Full details in the link.

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Quantum’s Q2 update with a special highlight of Web3 transactions driving 48% of 2022 fundraising activity in gaming.

Quantum’s Q1 update with the largest Gaming M&A quarter ever - driven by Activision, Zynga and Bungie acquisitions.

Quantum’s Gaming Update with a full year of data on fundraising and M&A trends within the gaming industry with a special focus on blockchain gaming, eSports and the most active acquirers.

January 2022

QTP is proud to have partnered with Apogee as the exclusive advisor in their Series A financing event.

December 2021

QTP is proud to have represented Polystream as the exclusive financial advisor in their M&A transaction to Mythical Games.

November 2021

QTP is proud to have partnered with Early Morning Studio as the exclusive financial advisor in their Sale Transaction to Thunderful Group.

Alina discusses the latest M&A activity and blockchain gaming trends with Dean Takahashi @ VentureBeat

Record Quarterly M&A activity plus other proprietary data on the gaming industry