Pipeworks Studios

Stetson University Named a Top Game Design Program in the Nation by Princeton Review for Third Year in a Row

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Donnerstag, März 28, 2024
Storm, Grove Street Games, PC, MFA, Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, Central Florida, EA Sports, Digital, Associate, School, PC Gamer, Digital art, The Princeton Review, University, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty, Red Storm Entertainment, Stetson University, Student, Animation, Sport, Video, Pipeworks Studios, Virtual reality, Princeton University, Video game

DELAND, Fla., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University has been named one of the Top 50 programs for game design in the country by The Princeton Review for a third year in a row.

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  • Stetson University has been named one of the Top 50 programs for game design in the country by The Princeton Review for a third year in a row.
  • DELAND, Fla., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University has been named one of the Top 50 programs for game design in the country by The Princeton Review for a third year in a row.
  • The game companies that hire our students include EA Sports, Pipeworks, Red Storm Entertainment, Grove Street Games and more."
  • The Princeton Review surveyed colleges in America, Canada and some countries abroad to compile the list.

CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments agree to acquire Jagex

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Freitag, Februar 9, 2024
Adventure, RuneScape, Philosophy, Old school, TEL, Premiership Rugby, Partnership, Investment, History, Growth, Heart, Behaviour Interactive, SCUM, Video, CVC Capital Partners, CVC, WTA, Console, Gujarat Titans, Pipeworks Studios, Video game

CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners (CVC Funds) and Haveli Investments today announced it has agreed to acquire Jagex, a leading developer and publisher of video games. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners (CVC Funds) and Haveli Investments today announced it has agreed to acquire Jagex, a leading developer and publisher of video games.
  • CVC Capital Partners, headquartered in Luxembourg, is one the world's largest private equity firms, with over €188bn assets managed within its portfolio.
  • Phil Mansell, CEO, Jagex, said, "I'm delighted to welcome CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments as strategic partners for Jagex.
  • CVC and Haveli will help Jagex build on our portfolio of forever games, furthering our aims of supporting and growing our community of forever fans.

CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments agree to acquire Jagex

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Freitag, Februar 9, 2024
Adventure, RuneScape, Philosophy, Old school, TEL, Premiership Rugby, Partnership, Investment, History, Growth, Heart, Behaviour Interactive, SCUM, Video, CVC Capital Partners, CVC, WTA, Console, Gujarat Titans, Pipeworks Studios, Video game

CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners (CVC Funds) and Haveli Investments today announced it has agreed to acquire Jagex, a leading developer and publisher of video games. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners (CVC Funds) and Haveli Investments today announced it has agreed to acquire Jagex, a leading developer and publisher of video games.
  • CVC Capital Partners, headquartered in Luxembourg, is one the world's largest private equity firms, with over €188bn assets managed within its portfolio.
  • Phil Mansell, CEO, Jagex, said, "I'm delighted to welcome CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments as strategic partners for Jagex.
  • CVC and Haveli will help Jagex build on our portfolio of forever games, furthering our aims of supporting and growing our community of forever fans.

Pipeworks Studios Welcomes Kirstin Whittle as Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships

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Mittwoch, September 6, 2023
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Lindsay Gupton, CEO of Pipeworks Studios, is enthusiastic about Kirstin joining the leadership team and anticipates the opportunity to elevate the company to new heights.

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  • Lindsay Gupton, CEO of Pipeworks Studios, is enthusiastic about Kirstin joining the leadership team and anticipates the opportunity to elevate the company to new heights.
  • EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pipeworks Studios is proud to announce that Kirstin Whittle will be joining its leadership team as Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships.
  • Kirstin is an industry veteran with over three decades of experience in building strategic alliances and collaborating with content owners and platform holders to support AAA partnerships for their players.
  • Commenting on her appointment, Lindsay Gupton, CEO said, "I am thrilled and honoured to have Kirstin joining the Pipeworks leadership team.

Jagex Acquires SCUM Developer Gamepires

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Mittwoch, Dezember 14, 2022
Electronic Games, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Venture Capital, Entertainment, Professional Services, Audio, Video, Software, Electronic Design Automation, Partner, MMORPG, CG, SCUM, Ostermann, Steam, KPMG, Survival, IMAP, Early access, RuneScape, Acquisition, Video game, Jagex, Pipeworks Studios

Jagex, the leading developer and publisher of community-driven games, today announced the acquisition of Gamepires, a highly successful game development studio of 50+ experienced developers best known for its open world survival title, SCUM .

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  • Jagex, the leading developer and publisher of community-driven games, today announced the acquisition of Gamepires, a highly successful game development studio of 50+ experienced developers best known for its open world survival title, SCUM .
  • Gamepires and Jagexs community-driven approach will enable SCUM to realise its full potential with a multi-platform 1.0 release in the future.
  • "Building game communities is the lifeblood of what we do at Jagex, and this shared passion is why we're delighted to welcome Gamepires into the fold" said Phil Mansell, Jagex CEO.
  • Partnering with Jagex provides us the opportunity to take SCUM to the next level said Tomislav Pongrac, Creative Director and co-founder of Gamepires.

Northern Pacific Group Closes on Sale of Pipeworks, Inc. to Sumo Group

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Montag, Oktober 19, 2020
Finance, Money, Economy, Wayzata, Minnesota, Pipeworks Studios, Private equity

WAYZATA,Minn., Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Northern Pacific Group("NPG") today announced theclosing of the sale ofPipeworks, Inc. ("Pipeworks") to Sumo Group ("Sumo")for an announced transaction valueofup to$99.5 million.

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  • WAYZATA,Minn., Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Northern Pacific Group("NPG") today announced theclosing of the sale ofPipeworks, Inc. ("Pipeworks") to Sumo Group ("Sumo")for an announced transaction valueofup to$99.5 million.
  • Northern Pacific Group, in partnership with DGB Investments and St.
  • The sale ofPipeworksto Sumo marks an early exit for Northern Pacific Group.In addition, the investor group will continue to ownMetateq, the wholly-owned subsidiary focused on government and public sector partners, which was spun-out to existing shareholders ahead of the Sumo transaction.
  • About Northern Pacific Group:Northern Pacific Group is a Wayzata, Minnesota-based private equity firm investing in growing businesses that serve enterprise customers.