BDO ADVISES ON SALE OF DOVETAIL GAMES

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has advised on the sale of simulation video game developer and publisher, Dovetail Games.

The award-winning UK-based studio was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Focus Entertainment – a global video game publisher headquartered in France. The acquisition of Dovetail complements both Focus Entertainment’s strategy and line-up, with Dovetail’s unique, compelling and definitive sim games, celebrated by players all around the world.

The BDO South East corporate finance team advised the directors and shareholders of Dovetail Games, providing vendor due diligence and tax. It was led by corporate finance partner Jeff Harris, and director, David Wright. They were supported by tax partner, Jo Gilbey, director Gareth Hill and associate director Veronika Lipinska on tax.

Harris said, “Dovetail Games has established a strong reputation in the video games sector, becoming a market leader in simulation entertainment software, where it has successfully built up a large and loyal community of millions of players around the world.

“The South East is growing in international prominence, as a hub for innovative and boundary-pushing video games companies that are grabbing the