Posts Tagged ‘acquisition’

Zed announces acquisition of Mobitween

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

We’ve just been notified that MobiTween, the leading developer and publisher of flash based games have been acquired by Zed, the leading mobile content firm globally, w.r.t revenue and geographical presence.

MobiTween has been working with the world’s leading mobile operators, handset manufacturers, media companies and third party developers - developing and publishing mobile games using the Adobe Flash technology. The company brings 3 years of expertise to Zed, which has successfully established itself in 53 countries including some of Europe’s largest markets. Having the credit of being the leading mobile VAS player in terms of revenue and geographical coverage, Zed partners with 130 wireless carriers across the globe. Recently, in June, the company appointed Pedro Saudo as its new CMO.

CEO and founder of Zed group, Javier Perez, says:

This acquisition signals a very important milestone within our worldwide games strategy as Zed is committed to consolidating a global leadership position as developer, publisher and retailer of multiplatform games.

With this acquisition, Zed can now offer innovative solutions to build gaming portals offering the best gaming experience to the end consumers.

Congratulations Zed. Let’s hope they win even more fronts with this acquisition.

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We’re expanding our mobile portfolio. Know anyone who wants to sell?

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

That’s the email I got in this morning from a very big, international media company.

They’re looking to expand their mobile portfolio with joint ventures and acquisitions.

“What sort of mobile services?” I asked the chap.

“Anything. We’ll take a look at anything mobile and see if we can do business,” came the reply.

So.

If you’ve got a company you’d like to sell, or if you’d be interested in discussing joint ventures, we should talk.  I’ll plug you in.

If your business or concept is the sort of thing that an international media conglomerate might like like, definitely email.   So I’m thinking mobile consumer related services and applications.

Whack me a few lines as an overview and I’ll forward it to the chap.  If there’s interest, I’ll connect you.

As ever, I’m on ewan@mobileindustryreview.com.

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Moto courted by Asian manufacturers in spin off deal?

Friday, March 14th, 2008

The ongoing “will they, won’t they” saga of Motorola’s handset division spin-off has taken another turn today. According to Financial Times partner mergermarket.com, some companies have stepped forward to begin talks with Moto.

The site reports that “many leading Asian telecommunications equipment and device manufacturers” who have previously denied interest in taking over the unit but have since been “expressing interest in discussing some form of partnership”, quoting a source. It also said that any deal might be a complex one, following in the footsteps of joint ventures like Sony Ericsson or Nokia-Siemens Networks.

It’s a fascinating development, if it proves to be correct. Apparently ZTE and Sony Ericsson have already denied they’re interested and realistically, I can’t see Motorola’s handset unit really fitting in with either business. So who else could be courting Moto? All suggestions welcome.

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