Case Study

ZeniMax Media

Distribution

The company

Region: USA
Sector: Communication services
Stage: Large buyout
Type: Secondary
Fund Vintage: 2007
Exit Type: Trade sale
Highlights:

                                £17.5m
Proceeds

Private Equity Manager (GP)

Case study

About the company

ZeniMax is a leading independent developer, publisher and distributor of video games and other interactive content for consoles, personal computers, handheld and mobile devices.

Why invest

High growth market driven by technological proliferation and increased consumer spending on gaming products.
Existing portfolio of critically acclaimed, commercially successful gaming franchises.
Experienced and innovative team with a long history of creating and selling premium video game titles to a worldwide market.
Acquisition platform to consolidate a fragmented market.

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