Social gaming company Zynga has completed the acquisition of start-up mobile social gaming company Wild Needle is, but did not disclose the purchase price.Zynga interested in small acquisitions, the transaction price is generally between $ 500 million U.S. dollars to 20 million Zynga, before $ 200 million acquisition of OMGPOP Zynga shares tumbled.EA CEO also said Zynga in the recent purchase price is too high, analysts expressed concern about the decline in the number of Zynga users.Zynga also declared last month, from January to March this year, the company had a loss of $ 85.4 million, its revenue grew by 32 percent, reaching $ 321 million.Wild, Needle isWild Needle is founded at the end of 2010, focused on women's casual games and social games company Playdom co-founder Rick Thompson, Rick Thompson, and the support of the Shasta Ventures, the venture capital firm. However, the company was launched in March this year first game Shoptown Hero, but the reaction in general.from: 178
mxace reports / It is reported that, Facebook has employed Android photo sharing service companies Lightbox team members.This application Lightbox from the Google Play store is eliminated. Facebook is likely not fully acquired Lightbox or technology, because Facebook has recently been acquired as Instagram. Facebook intends to Instagram as a standalone application, thus giving little chance of the Lightbox. Google Play application store, the Lightbox the number of users to install $ 100 million to 500 million times. Instagram the number of users to install up to $ 10 million to 50 million.Facebook acquired a mobile phone and Android applications-oriented R & D team. Facebook is trying to make its own mobile products, for by virtue of the mobile device into the social networking site customer base and determine the best way to profit. Facebook this year, in addition to over one billion U.S. dollars acquisition of Instagram, it also acquired the location-based social discovery application Glancee and mobile customers loyalty application providers Tagtile.
Zhejiang revision directional add-issuance today disclosed plans for the media, company intends to acquire winger in Hangzhou and Shanghai Hao a 100% stake of the final price of $ 3.2 billion, lower than the estimates of about $ 300 million.
After completion of the acquisition, Zhejiang media 2012 forecast net profits of approximately $ 366 million, than last year\'s about 2011. In April of this year, Zhejiang Media announced a significant asset restructuring plan, a proposed private placement combination\'s acquisition of Grand and self-financing its winger in Hangzhou, Shanghai Hao 100% equity, underlying asset value amounting to $ 3.49 billion, private placement intended to raise funds of about $ 2.5 billion.
The big merger immediately become the focus of world attention. Zhejiang media revision plan released today showed, according to the appraisal report, winger equity rating is 2.908 billion yuan in Hangzhou, Shanghai Hao equity assessed value of $ 292 million, totaling about $ 3.2 billion. Information displayed, Hangzhou winger, and Shanghai Hao party is domestic leading of leisure entertainment interactive game and the platform of developers, and issued commercial and operators, its online chess brand, and electronic athletic platform, and desktop game, three large main business are is their by Department area in the of leader, has winger game, and game tea Court, and Hao party electric competition, and three killed (micro-Bo), many famous brand.
Two great games platform in 2011, nearly 20 million monthly active users, the average monthly number of new registered users exceeded 3 million, total number nearly 600. According to the earnings report, Hangzhou winger 2012 $ 509.8893 million operating income forecast, net profits of 178.9573 million Yuan, Shanghai Hao 2012 annual operating income of 64.1801 million Yuan, net profits of 13.3164 million Yuan. After completion of the acquisition, media 2012 operating income projections from Zhejiang (Note merge diameter) for $ 1.948 billion, net profit forecast of $ 365.8726 million.
In 2011, Zhejiang media revenues $ 1.342 billion, net income of 218.078 million Yuan. From: Shanghai Securities News
It seems to the outside world, Zynga seems to have been that its competitors: if he can beat competitors will buy it, if you can\'t buy you will develop a similar game. Zhiqian, is there is a competitive relationship between Zynga and OMGPOP, at that time, the MOGPOP Draw Something games are sweeping the developed world, creating a 50-day downloads.
Faced with this situation, Zynga has taken the first, and for more than a month ago to us $ 200 million takeover of OMGPOP. Considered to Draw Something that\'s popular and user growth, Zynga 200 million dollar acquisition seems to be it is value for money.
However, OMGPOP after 10 days of acquisition in Zynga, AppData data shows that people Draw Something of interest has started to fade, Draw number of daily active users that Something has begun to decline, and a month after acquiring OMGPOP, Draw Something from when I first acquired the number of daily active users dropped from 15 million to 10 million today, dropped 5 million the number of daily active users of the game. With Draw Something sharp drop in the number of daily active users, Zynga\'s shares also fell back. So far after the acquisition of OMGPOP, Zynga\'s shares was down 38%. This no doubt Zynga has sounded the alarm.
Zynga 200 million dollar spent is worth it now is a big question mark. from:sohu
EA may be news of mergers and acquisitions the company\'s stock rose 6% messages from Korea local newspaper. Contact EA reports that Nexon and negotiating mergers and acquisitions matters with the people.
Nexon\'s response to media questions this morning, the spokesman said, the company has consistently refused to respond to any rumours. Processing of industry reverse forecast expert Michael Pachter believes that this rumour is entirely free of brain, Nexon\'s market value of roughly about $ 8 billion, its CEO holds half of the shares of the company.
If they are in the form of a deal to buy EA company, shares would be diluted by Nexon CEO to 30%, this is what he does not like to see. EA\'s management and shareholders will also vote against the motion, which will lose the right to control, the latter taboo shrinking circulation led to the book.
League and two companies, although EA every year losses, but it is hard to believe that Nexon took over the back side there will be any improvement. Nexon is Korea online game vendors, with the underground city and the Warriors, and the running of karting and a variety of popular games such as the Valley of the Dragons. Late last year, the company landed Japan stock market, raising $ 1.2 billion from:SINA
According to foreign media reports, the social game developer Zynga CEO make·ping CASS (Mark Pincus), $ 180 million acquisition of the draw I guess you (Draw Something) developer OMGPOP is a \"rare cases\" subtext of Zynga is no longer possible to carry out a large-scale mergers and acquisitions activity. Gregory Pincus said in the earnings release conference call on Thursday, although the acquisition of OMGPOP helps enhance Zynga\'s business, but this does not mean that Zynga has begun last year to implement a change in corporate strategy. Gregory Pincus, \"says Zynga acquisition issues will continue to be smart, act in a bottom line for target. \"Pincus speech, and when interviewed by Bloomberg\'s speech a few weeks ago has a clear access. Gregory Pincus said he expected Zynga 3-5 years in the future, will also be \"one\" with the acquisition of OMGPOP deals similar deals.
Is under the influence of Pincus had his speech, Zynga\'s shares had plummeted after the News 13.9%. Zynga reported, propelled by acquisition of OMGPOP this deal, the company\'s annual revenue is expected to have raised to $ 1.425 billion to us $ 1.5 billion, higher than the previous estimate of $ 1.35 billion to us $ 1.45 billion. Although Zynga did not disclose the acquisition of OMGPOP will make sales promotion as a second number, but is not difficult to find in the company\'s earnings are expected, OMGPOP Zynga will bring up this year revenues of $ 50 million to $ 75 million.
However to be aware of is that Zynga to increase revenues, not including revenue from OMGPOP, may also include income from other new games. Prior to the acquisition of OMGPOP, Zynga the vast majority of mergers and acquisitions deals in the $ 5 million to $ 20 million. By the end of 2010, Zynga acquired game developer Newtoy 53.3 million dollars in cash and stock. The company prospectus disclosure of information displayed through this transaction, Zynga\'s mobile subscribers increased by 10 times.
Zynga\'s results showed that through the acquisition of OMGPOP, helped the company move daily average reached 21 million active users, the 12 million higher than last quarter of 2011. At the end of the first quarter, Zynga held cash and cash equivalents amounted to $ 1.5 billion, down from $ 1.9 billion at the end of last year.
This is mainly because Zynga OMGPOP acquisition in the first quarter, and spent US $ 228 million for the headquarters building in San Francisco. from:qq
According to foreign media reports, Zynga, Facebook in the past month has acquired $ 200 million, one billion U.S. dollars OMGPOP and as Instagram, the two transactions is also leading the industry with three major revelation.1, the sense of urgencyLegendary Intel CEO Andy Grove (Andy Grove), who has written a book called \"Only the paranoid survive,\" the book. Now, Mark Pinkus (Mark Pincus) and Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) perhaps has carefully read. Zynga acquisition OMGPOP and Facebook acquisition of Instagram the speed is very fast, which reflects the Pinkus and Zuckerberg both extremely paranoid. They worry that competitors faster than their acquisition of these enterprises, and thus pose a threat to their survival.In fact, just to the Instagram to invest $ 50 million would be sufficient to recruit more staff, to attract more users, and to further expand market influence. Zuckerberg suddenly announced that Facebook will be $ 1,000,000,000 acquisition as Instagram. Such rapid acquisition of speed, also told the industry: the CEO of the two companies like to control their own business, the Board of Directors, and has a great sense of urgency. This is perhaps the essential character of a great CEO.2, customer loyaltyZuckerberg peace Adamkus are very clear, affect the company's future business development of the core is not the size of social networks, but rather the user loyalty. After the social network era has come, in this day and age, \"Attention is king. If you can not let users frequently use the company's products, the company will be in trouble, when competitors introduced products to attract user attention.3, the mobile InternetMark Pinkus, interviewed by the media, said early this year, Zynga is extremely optimistic about the field of mobile gaming. He admits that, in addition to Zynga and Facebook, a social network enterprise truly understand the value of the mobile Internet. So, if you have the acquisition of some companies to enter the field of mobile Internet, Zynga will not hesitate to do it. Facebook is of great concern, the company's mobile Internet start-ups, the acquisition of Instagram it appears a matter of course.These acquisitions have told us that Zynga and Facebook's mobile Internet team that their current products are still not perfect. This is not fatal, you only need to choose a good company, then the acquisition can be.Facebook acquisition Instagram, market analyst comments, it is worth the careful consideration of all the entrepreneurs:Instagram real value is not in the sold $ 1 billion (an average per-user value of about $ 30), accounting for 1 percent of Facebook's total market value of its valuation. Facebook, mobile Internet is the focus of future development market, and photo services to the company to seize opportunities in the mobile Internet market. A market capitalization of over $ 100 billion company, is willing to use 1% of its assets to gamble the future, which is rare in the industry.from: sohu
According to foreign media reports, Zynga, Facebook in the past month has acquired $ 200 million, one billion U.S. dollars OMGPOP and as Instagram, the two transactions is also leading the industry with three major revelation.1, the sense of urgencyLegendary Intel CEO Andy Grove (Andy Grove), who has written a book called \"Only the paranoid survive,\" the book. Now, Mark Pinkus (Mark Pincus) and Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) perhaps has carefully read. Zynga acquisition OMGPOP and Facebook acquisition of Instagram the speed is very fast, which reflects the Pinkus and Zuckerberg both extremely paranoid. They worry that competitors faster than their acquisition of these enterprises, and thus pose a threat to their survival.In fact, just to the Instagram to invest $ 50 million would be sufficient to recruit more staff, to attract more users, and to further expand market influence. Zuckerberg suddenly announced that Facebook will be $ 1,000,000,000 acquisition as Instagram. Such rapid acquisition of speed, also told the industry: the CEO of the two companies like to control their own business, the Board of Directors, and has a great sense of urgency. This is perhaps the essential character of a great CEO.2, customer loyaltyZuckerberg peace Adamkus are very clear, affect the company's future business development of the core is not the size of social networks, but rather the user loyalty. After the social network era has come, in this day and age, \"Attention is king. If you can not let users frequently use the company's products, the company will be in trouble, when competitors introduced products to attract user attention.3, the mobile InternetMark Pinkus, interviewed by the media, said early this year, Zynga is extremely optimistic about the field of mobile gaming. He admits that, in addition to Zynga and Facebook, a social network enterprise truly understand the value of the mobile Internet. So, if you have the acquisition of some companies to enter the field of mobile Internet, Zynga will not hesitate to do it. Facebook is of great concern, the company's mobile Internet start-ups, the acquisition of Instagram it appears a matter of course.These acquisitions have told us that Zynga and Facebook's mobile Internet team that their current products are still not perfect. This is not fatal, you only need to choose a good company, then the acquisition can be.Facebook acquisition Instagram, market analyst comments, it is worth the careful consideration of all the entrepreneurs:Instagram real value is not in the sold $ 1 billion (an average per-user value of about $ 30), accounting for 1 percent of Facebook's total market value of its valuation. Facebook, mobile Internet is the focus of future development market, and photo services to the company to seize opportunities in the mobile Internet market. A market capitalization of over $ 100 billion company, is willing to use 1% of its assets to gamble the future, which is rare in the industry.from: sohu
Since the April 17 message, according to foreign media reports, you draw I guess (Draw Something) developers OMGPOP Zynga acquisition, faced with two situations, one good and one bad. The good news is that nearly a month of active users has doubled, from 17 million in the March 17 rose to 36 million in the April 16. The bad news is that a marked decline in daily active users since the acquisition.You draw I guess nearly a month the number of active usersThe AppData Data from the 17th to the 16th of this month, last month, the daily active users has increased from about 12 million to 14.5 million, but since the acquisition of a straight line down, and now close to a month before.The data suggest that you draw I guess the player is not addictive. Is not every day playing the game, but did not completely abandon it. In other words, you draw I guess from a magical become a normal, popular games.from: techweb
By the acquisition of a grand winger the Holdfast company news, resumption of Zhejiang reported media on the 10th (A share stock code 600 633) opening to limit the current price of 18.14 yuan, compared with before the suspension rose 1.65 yuan, or 10.01%.Announced Zhejiang newspaper media in the evening of April 9 to be through a private placement to raise about $ 35 billion for the acquisition of the Grand's winger and self-financing combination of two companies of the Holdfast. According to reports, the two companies currently in board games, electronic games and board games on the market occupies a leading position.As of this writing, April 10, Zhejiang newspaper media trading volume of 30.59 million yuan, a total turnover of 16 869 hand stock.from: donews
