Global Gaming Advisors

Mergers & Acquisitions

Investments & Funding

 

Doing What’s Right For Gaming Founders & Teams

 
 

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

    Professional, aggressive, results-focused: customized approach for every transaction

    Worldwide access to all strategic and financial buyers at the decision-making level

    From start to finish: initiate, support and drive the complete M&A transaction

    Experience: 70+ successful transactions completed. Founders and operators of influential publishing and studio groups

  • Funding for Growth

    Evaluate and present all options for growing and scaling your business

    Detailed financial analysis and experience-based recommendations

    Professional management of the fundraising process

  • Buy Side Advisory

    Plan and execute market expansion and growth through investments and acquisitions

    Extensive gaming market coverage and depth to identify strategic growth opportunities

Who We Are

We advise gaming entrepreneurs on their most critical deals, delivering the optimal transaction.

We are gaming experts with perspectives built on our operating heritage and financial backgrounds.

We support innovators. We work with studios pushing the boundaries of technology, virtual worlds, community building and entertainment. And properly deliver the message to the qualified parties that care. 

We’ve been there, having owned, operated and sold our own studios as well as dozens of others.

We partner with disruptors who have the drive to build and scale their vision and bring it to millions of players. 

We Close Exceptional Transactions

  • Apogee raises Series A round

  • Polystream acquired by Mythical Games

  • Early Morning Studios acquired by Thunderful Group

  • Digital Extremes acquired by Leyou

  • Growtopia acquired by Ubisoft

  • Jagex acquired by Zhongji

Recent Closings

Core Areas of Focus

 

Game Developers

PC/Console, Mobile and VR/AR

 
 

Gaming Infrastructure

Technology, Platforms

 
 
 

Web3

Metaverse, Blockchain Gaming

  • Founder | Partner

    Jim has been a longtime disruptor and visionary in the games industry, beginning with bringing shareware (early Free2Play) to market with major hits including Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake and Duke Nukem and later an early collaborator with Epic Games, funding and publishing their first Unreal game.

    Jim has been at the forefront of many major technology revolutions in gaming by publishing the very first first person shooter games, launching many early successful multiplayer games which grew into today’s online gaming.

    He is a serial entrepreneur, starting and growing three game companies and completing their successful exits. Additionally, he exclusively advised multiple game companies including Digital Extremes (Warframe) and Jagex (Runescape) in their strategic transactions. Jim is also an active investor.

  • Founder | Partner

    Alina works with gaming & tech companies, focusing on growth strategies and guidance through an investment or exit process. She has advised companies on over 25 completed M&A transactions globally including companies such as Growtopia on their acquisition by Ubisoft and Early Morning Studio on their acquisition by Thunderful Group. As a longtime speaker and contributor at GameDaily Connect (formerly Casual Connect), GamesBeat, and Pocket Gamer, Alina is passionate and experienced in the gaming industry.

    In her spare time, she is an avid mobile gamer keeping a close pulse on new releases and fun new innovations. Her insights deliver high value for company founders, shareholders and studio teams who are looking to grow the value of their companies.

Contact us.

 

Join the Team.

 

We are looking for talented analysts and associates who have a deep interest in the intersection of gaming and finance. Reach out to us today, we would love to start the conversation.