Grant Thornton advises Supermassive Games Limited

Founded in 2008, Supermassive Games Limited (“SMG”) is a BAFTA-winning independent video games developer who have released a number of successful titles including Until Dawn and more recently, The Dark Pictures Anthology. 

The company has traditionally been a third-party developer for a number of large video game publishers but over recent years has transitioned to have a balance between work-for-hire and developing its’ own-IP games. In 2019, the business released its first own-IP title, Man of Medan and in 2020 it released the next in the Anthology. 

Our team were asked to assist the company with their goal of finding a strategic investor to help facilitate the development of further own-IP titles whilst continuing to undertake work for publishers. 

We were able to provide a fully-integrated service offering and a collaborative approach to bringing the transaction to a successful conclusion; the team worked seamlessly across corporate finance and tax advisory. 

The transaction team helped ensure that a swift timetable could be delivered through thorough preparation of the company’s management information ahead of a due diligence process, minimising the time required by management and limiting the impact on the business itself.