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VG Holding Corp.

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Defunct
  
October 11, 2007

Owner
  
Elevation Partners

Successor
  
Electronic Arts

Ceased operations
  
October 11, 2007

Headquarters
  
Various

Founded
  
2005

Number of employees
  
800

Industry
  
Owner of video game developers

Fate
  
Acquired by Electronic Arts; Properties absorbed

Products
  
Bioware; Pandemic Studios

VG Holding Corp. was the owner of the video game developers Bioware and Pandemic Studios. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on October 11, 2007 for a total value of US$860 million. This was the largest acquisition ever by Electronic Arts, topping the US$680 million paid for JAMDAT Mobile in 2005. Their size at the time of their acquisition was at least 800 employees.

References

VG Holding Corp. Wikipedia