Sheppard Mullin Represents JAMDAT Mobile in $680 Million Acquisition by Electronic Arts
12.12.2005
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP represented JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:JMDT) in its proposed merger with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS). EA and JAMDAT have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which EA will acquire JAMDAT. EA will pay $27 per share in cash in exchange for each share of JAMDAT common stock and assume outstanding stock options for a total of approximately $680 million.
The transaction was led by Sheppard Mullin Corporate partner Tom Hopkins, with a team that included partners Linda Michaelson, and associates Ian Smith, Erin Chrislock, Scott Lindley, and Lauralee Gooch.
EA and JAMDAT together plan to publish over 50 games for mobile phones in the first twelve months following the completion of the acquisition, including popular titles like Tetris, Bejeweled, JAMDAT Bowling, Need For Speed, EA SPORTS Madden NFL Football and EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer. Headquartered in Los Angeles, JAMDAT has roughly 350 employees in locations around the world, including Honolulu, Montreal, Tokyo, London, Bucharest and Hyderabad.
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