VG Holding Corp.

VG Holding Corporation
Industry video game industry
Fate Acquired by Electronic Arts; Properties absorbed
Successor Electronic Arts
Founded November 2005
Defunct October 11, 2007
Headquarters Various
Products BioWare; Pandemic Studios
Owner Elevation Partners
Number of employees
800+ (2007)

VG Holding Corp. was the owner of the video game developers BioWare and Pandemic Studios. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on October 11, 2007 for a total value of US$860 million. This was the largest acquisition ever by Electronic Arts, topping the US$680 million paid for JAMDAT Mobile in 2005. Their size at the time of their acquisition was at least 800 employees.[1]

References

  1. Letzing, John (2007-10-11). "Electronic Arts to buy game maker VG Holding". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2008-04-13.


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