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Barcelona rivals San Francisco with a 20% increase in attracting top gaming talent

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Barcelona is already positioned as a European and world leader in the gaming sector.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Barcelona is already positioned as a European and world leader in the gaming sector.
  • "Barcelona is home to 40% of the world's video game companies, ranking as the top region in the European Union in attracting foreign investment to the sector" states Montse Puig, CEO of Barcelona & Partners, Barcelona Global's investment attraction agency, which focuses on attracting technology companies, innovative initiatives, and impactful talent to Barcelona.
  • Barcelona is the 10th most attractive city in the world for digital talent and 4th in Europe.
  • Barcelona & Partners is the agency promoted by the Association Barcelona Global to attract technology companies, talent and innovative initiatives that will have a major socio-economic impact on Barcelona.

TSG Consumer Partners Announces Promotions

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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TSG Consumer Partners (“TSG”), a leading private equity firm, today announced the promotions of Adam Hemmer to Managing Director (San Francisco), Alec Barnett (New York), Sam Pritzker (New York) and James Zelnick (San Francisco) to Principal, Alec Fogarty to Senior Vice President (San Francisco), Parker Brown to Vice President (New York) and Josh Ronson to Senior Associate (London).

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  • TSG Consumer Partners (“TSG”), a leading private equity firm, today announced the promotions of Adam Hemmer to Managing Director (San Francisco), Alec Barnett (New York), Sam Pritzker (New York) and James Zelnick (San Francisco) to Principal, Alec Fogarty to Senior Vice President (San Francisco), Parker Brown to Vice President (New York) and Josh Ronson to Senior Associate (London).
  • Prior to joining TSG, Mr. Hemmer was a consultant at Kurt Salmon, where he advised private equity and consumer products clients.
  • Alec Barnett joined TSG in 2016 and has worked with partner companies including Thrive Pet Healthcare, Mavis Discount Tire, Rough Country, and PowerStop, in addition to performing due diligence for TSG investments.
  • TSG Consumer Partners, LP is a leading private equity firm with approximately $20 billion in assets under management that partners with founders and management teams to build and accelerate growth for best-in-class consumer-facing businesses.

Bird Announces Executive Leadership Changes to Reinforce Focus on Path to Profitability

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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We believe this long-planned transition strengthens a world-class executive team with a record of delivering results, public company expertise, and a focus on driving key stakeholder value.

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  • We believe this long-planned transition strengthens a world-class executive team with a record of delivering results, public company expertise, and a focus on driving key stakeholder value.
  • Mr. VanderZanden, continued, I want to thank Yibo for his contributions to Bird over many years of the Companys growth, our transition to a public company, and our path to profitability initiative.
  • I look forward to working closely with Travis, as Chairman, Ben, as CFO, and the rest of the executive team to continue our focus on profitability.
  • In connection with the executive leadership changes announced, Justin Kan has resigned from the Board, effective immediately.

Yuga Labs Hires Spencer Tucker as first Chief Gaming Officer

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Friday, September 16, 2022
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Yuga Labs , the web3 company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, today announced that Spencer Tucker will be joining the company as Chief Gaming Officer.

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  • Yuga Labs , the web3 company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, today announced that Spencer Tucker will be joining the company as Chief Gaming Officer.
  • Tucker joins Yuga with nearly two decades of experience in the gaming industry.
  • Web3 is revolutionizing gaming, entertainment, and community in much the same way the shift to mobile revolutionized communication, said Tucker.
  • Spencer brings a passion for and deep knowledge of gaming and shares our vision for the Otherside metaverse, said Nicole Muniz, CEO of Yuga Labs.

Digital Insight Games (DIG) Launches with $7.5M in Series A Funding from Co-Leads Hivemind Capital and Griffin Gaming Partners

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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Digital Insight Games (DIG), next-gen Web3 developer and publisher, today announced its launch out of stealth mode with $7.5M in Series A funding to build its first Web3 game title.

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  • Digital Insight Games (DIG), next-gen Web3 developer and publisher, today announced its launch out of stealth mode with $7.5M in Series A funding to build its first Web3 game title.
  • The funding round was co-led by Hivemind Capital and Griffin Gaming Partners (investors in Discord, AppLovin, Skillz, Forte), with further investments from Hunt Technology Ventures, RSE Ventures, and Signum Growth Investments.
  • DIG is delighted to partner with the distinguished list of experienced investors who share a similar vision for next gen Web3 gaming.
  • Within the games industry, JVC is best known as the creator of Might and Magic and the Heroes of Might and Magic series.

TSG Consumer Partners Announces Promotions

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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TSG Consumer Partners (TSG), a leading private equity firm, today announced the promotions of Margo Hays to Managing Director, Digital Strategy (San Francisco), Alec Barnett (New York), Sam Pritzker (New York), and James Zelnick (San Francisco) to Senior Vice President, and Parker Brown to Senior Associate (New York).

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  • TSG Consumer Partners (TSG), a leading private equity firm, today announced the promotions of Margo Hays to Managing Director, Digital Strategy (San Francisco), Alec Barnett (New York), Sam Pritzker (New York), and James Zelnick (San Francisco) to Senior Vice President, and Parker Brown to Senior Associate (New York).
  • Prior to joining TSG, James worked at FFL Partners, where he invested in middle-market companies across a variety of industries.
  • TSG Consumer Partners, LP is a leading private equity firm that partners with founders and management teams to build and accelerate growth for best-in-class consumer-facing businesses.
  • Since its founding in 1987, TSG has been an active investor in the consumer industry.

AppLovin Closes Acquisition of Twitter’s MoPub Business

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Monday, January 3, 2022
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AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP), a leading marketing software company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Twitter, Inc.s (NYSE: TWTR) MoPub business for $1.05 billion in cash.

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  • AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP), a leading marketing software company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Twitter, Inc.s (NYSE: TWTR) MoPub business for $1.05 billion in cash.
  • The integration of MoPub and MAX will be a positive benefit for publishers and players alike, said Sen Sun, Vice President of Ads at Scopely, an AppLovin partner.
  • Additional details about product updates and migration planning can be found on the AppLovin blog located at: https://www.applovin.com/mopub-max-integration/ .
  • These risks include our inability to complete the transaction, our inability to integrate MoPub, and the competitive mobile app ecosystem.

Scopely Continues Rapid Growth in Competitive Mobile Games Space with $340M Series E

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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During a time of rapid growth in mobile gaming, Scopely has been a magnet for some of the worlds leading investors due to its differentiated approach.

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  • During a time of rapid growth in mobile gaming, Scopely has been a magnet for some of the worlds leading investors due to its differentiated approach.
  • Javier Ferreira, Scopely Co-CEO, added, We are at the cutting edge of an industry that continues to grow and evolve at an exciting pace.
  • With one of the most diversified, top-grossing portfolios in mobile games today, Scopely will utilize the funds to accelerate its path to becoming the top mobile games company in the West.
  • The Series E comes on the heels of several years of explosive growth for the company, recently named a top-5 mobile game maker.

Scopely to Acquire FoxNext Games from The Walt Disney Company

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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Scopely, a leading company in the fast-growing mobile games space, and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today announced that Scopely has agreed to acquire FoxNext Games Los Angeles, the game studio behind the blockbuster hit MARVEL Strike Force, and Cold Iron Studios in San Jose from Disney.

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  • Scopely, a leading company in the fast-growing mobile games space, and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today announced that Scopely has agreed to acquire FoxNext Games Los Angeles, the game studio behind the blockbuster hit MARVEL Strike Force, and Cold Iron Studios in San Jose from Disney.
  • Disney acquired the FoxNext Games vertical game studios and licensed games titles in its 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
  • Upon completion of the transaction, Loeb will join Scopely in a newly created executive role and Rahimi will lead the FoxNext Games Los Angeles studio within Scopely as President, Games.
  • LionTree Advisors is acting as financial advisor to Disney, with Moelis & Company acting as financial advisor to Scopely.

Scopely Raises $200M in Strategic Financing to Expand Portfolio Through Acquisitions and Investments

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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As a profitable and growing business, Scopely will use this strategic financing to accelerate the companys M&A and investment strategy, expanding its already diverse portfolio of games across new genres and IP.

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  • As a profitable and growing business, Scopely will use this strategic financing to accelerate the companys M&A and investment strategy, expanding its already diverse portfolio of games across new genres and IP.
  • "With our business continuing to scale and the durability of our flagship properties, we are more bullish than ever on further expanding our portfolio through M&A.
  • This funding round adds the financial support to pursue large-scale acquisition opportunities, said Walter Driver, Scopely Co-CEO.
  • Javier Ferreira, Scopely Co-CEO added, The continued interest in our business is a great validation of both our momentum this past year and the fundamental strength of Scopely.