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TelcoGames Fastest Growing UK Mobile Company, I-Play Second

April 2nd, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Sometimes it seems like there is no stop to the expansion of mobile
games aggregator TelcoGames. After a number of acquisitions and rapid
expansion of their distribution network, they are now also announced as
the fastest growing UK mobile company.

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Glu Shares Going South

March 30th, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

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It has been some time since Glu (GLUU) went on Nasdaq and surprised us with the money they collected. The first trading day, the value of the shares increased even more. Today however, we noticed a steady decrease in share value for Glu.

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Capcom is a Fast Mover

March 26th, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

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Capcom interactive has done an excellent job last year to
enter the mobile games market. GameZone reports that the company has secured
the 9th place in Q4 of 2006 while they where still stuck at the 62nd spot at
Q1.

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Disney Expands Further Trough Acquisitions

March 22nd, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

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Disney Mobile is expanding it’s presence in the market of mobile games
even more. Having acquired Living Mobile a bit over a year ago, they
established a stable basis of development and distribution in Europe.
In China however we have now seen the second acquisition.

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Glu Raised $ 84 Million on IPO

March 22nd, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

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MoCoNews reports mobile games publisher Glu has raised $ 84 million for their IPO, $ 4 million above expectations. Glu offered 7.3 million shares which sold at $ 11.50 each while the forecast was between $ 10 and $ 12. Glu’s market capitalization has reached about $ 327 million. Glu’s common stock will trade on Nasdaq today under the GLUU symbol.

Cellufun Receives $ 3 Million Funding

March 21st, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 1 Comment »

Ad funded mobile gaming company Cellufun announced to have received $ 3
million in funding from Longworth Venture Partners. The funding will
mainly be used to increase external marketing if the portal and further
increase their development line.

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Anyplays, The Company Formally Known as Movilenio

March 20th, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Sometimes when you start a company, you notice a mistake that has effect on the complete future. A good example is finding out you might have chosen the wrong company name.

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Gameloft’s Net Profit Reaches

March 15th, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

French mobile games Publisher Gameloft has released their Financial figures for 2006. Gameloft has shown strong growth in the market. Overall sales increased with 46% over 2006 and the growth of downloads stands at 78%. Downloads itself represent 91% of the annual sales. The operating margin was at 11.4% in the second half of 2006 which was -5.9% in the first half..

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Glu Aiming to Raise $80 Million on IPO

March 12th, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

According to Market Watch, Glu has offered 7.3 million shares at 10 to 12 dollars each. With this offering, Glu hopes to create a $ 80 million war chest. Glu will be traded on Nasdaq under the GLUU Symbol.