ZeniMax raised $105 million for id acquisition
Bethesda parents adds more financing to secure Doom creators
ZeniMax Media, parent company of Fallout publisher Bethesda, raised USD 105 million in debt financing for the acquisition of id Software.
That's according to a SEC filing, following the swoop for the Doom developer in June.
The filing did not reveal who the lenders were or whether the USD 105 million was the exact price of the deal.
Zenimax raised USD 300 million in 2007, and further USD 9.9 million the following year, as it continues to grow its videogame business.
Bethesda's European managing director Sean Brennan recently told GamesIndustry.biz that although it has raised significant financing, its investors are not looking for a quick return.
"They take a long-term view of it. It's not just a question of that, because they are pleased that we're making a profit and that's one of the most important things," he said.
"They're not looking for any kind of minimum growth rate or anything like that, they chose to invest in us because they believed in the product vision, in the quality, and they're not about to try and curtail that for short-term reporting issues."