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Activision Blizzard

also referred to as: activision

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Feb 19, 2016 by Niccolo De Masi · said 18 times in 12 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Stephane Kurgan (3), Solly Solomou (3), Niccolo De Masi (2), Kevin Chou (2), Akin Babayigit (2), Neil Young (1), Jason Lemkin (1), Harry Stebbings (1)

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Feb 19, 2016
Assertion Supported
De Masi: Activision paid seven times EBITDA to acquire King for $5.9B
“They paid 5.9 billion dollars for a business that was half the size of glue probably in 20 11, out of tremendous success with Candy Crush, but it's generating real EBITDA. I mean, they paid seven times EBITDA for this business.”
Niccolo De Masi Feb 19, 2016 ▶ 23:17 20 VC: Niccolo De Masi @ Glu Mobile on Private Market Valuations, Being A Public Market CEO & The Trends Of Mobile Gaming
Mar 11, 2016 positive
Opinion
De Masi: Only EA, Activision, and Take-Two matter in console gaming
“I mean, console, we're down to arguably three companies that matter. EA, Activision, Take Two.”
Niccolo De Masi Mar 11, 2016 ▶ 18:36 20VC: Niccolo De Masi on The Bursting Of The Tech Bubble and What It Takes To Be A Celebrity Partner with Glu Mobile
Nov 2, 2016 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Major game publishers did not foresee the rapid rise of esports
“I don't think that Riot Games and Valve are And Activision Blizzard were really conscious that esports was something that was growing so big over the last five to 10 years.”
Clinton Foy Nov 2, 2016 ▶ 22:29 20VC: Why You Have To Be A Good Long Term Actor To Succeed in VC & How Owning An Esports Team Could Be A $Bn Outcome with Clinton Foy, General Partner @ Crosscut Ventures
Mar 17, 2017 positive
Assertion Open · timeframe Mar 2027
Chou: $30B gaming giants derive value from a few decade-old games
“And if you look at Activision, you look at EA, these thirty billion dollar public companies, they're really trading at that value based on a very small number of games that have been around for many, many years, oftentimes a decade, and will likely be around f…”
Kevin Chou Mar 17, 2017 ▶ 6:02 20VC: Why Success in Gaming is Like Success in VC, The Key To Building An Enduring Game & Why Few Metrics Matter in Gaming with Kevin Chou, Founder & CEO @ Kabam
Jul 28, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Kurgan: King sold to Activision at a 5-6x EBITDA multiple
“We sold at a very low multiple. We sold a company at, you know, 5.9, or it's all about six billion dollars with and there was 1.3 billion of cash on the balance sheet when we sold. So the effective multiple was, you know, five or six times EBITDA.”
Stephane Kurgan Jul 28, 2023 ▶ 50:01 Stephane Kurgan: Lessons Scaling King from 100 Employees to 2,400; How to Find Great Talent | E1041 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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