What Aream & Co does

Aream & Co. is a boutique investment bank focused on the interactive entertainment, consumer, and media sectors. The firm provides strategic advisory services across M&A transactions and late-stage capital raising, partnering directly with founders, CEOs, and boards of gaming companies. Aream does not build or sell software, SaaS products, or any consumer-facing technology platform; its sole offering is professional services billed on a project/transaction basis (typical of investment banking), with fees not publicly disclosed.

The company operates as a shared trading name across three regulated legal entities: Aream Group LLP (UK, FCA-regulated Appointed Representative, FRN 839407), Aream Advisors LLC (US, FINRA-registered Broker Dealer, CRD#318177), and Aream Advisors GmbH (Germany, BaFin-regulated Tied Agent of NFS Netfonds). It maintains offices in London (headquarters), Berlin, San Francisco, and Singapore, with approximately 30 professionals on the team. The business has executed 100+ documented gaming sector transactions, including landmark mandates such as Savvy Games Group's $4.9B acquisition of Scopely (2023), the $1.2B sale of Easybrain to Miniclip (2024), MTG's $620M acquisition of Plarium (2024), and the $800M sale of AppLovin's Apps business to Tripledot (2025). Repeat engagements with clients including Embracer Group, MTG, Tencent, and The Carlyle Group point to durable relationship-based revenue.

Aream also publishes a quarterly gaming investment report that tracks global M&A, public market transactions, and private investments across the interactive entertainment sector. The Q1 2026 edition documented $7.7B in M&A across 52 transactions, while the 2025 full year captured nearly $80B in deal value across 677 transactions, a 3.3x year-on-year increase. While this content franchise provides market visibility and supports deal origination, the core business remains people-led relationship advisory rather than technology-enabled services.

Name

Aream & Co

Legal name

Aream Group LLP

Website

https://aream.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aream & Co. is a boutique investment bank providing M&A and late-stage capital raising advisory to founders, CEOs, and boards of interactive entertainment, consumer, and media companies, operating from London, Berlin, San Francisco, and Singapore with multi-jurisdictional FCA, FINRA, and BaFin regulation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Banking — M&A Advisory

NAICS

Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry-Specialist / Sector-Focused M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA), M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC), Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE)

Keywords

• Investment banking services
• M&A advisory
• Capital raising advisory
• Gaming sector advisory
• Media industry banking

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Fees: Advisory fees for M&A transactions and late-stage capital raising engagements with gaming, consumer, and media companies

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aream & Co. is a boutique investment bank that provides strategic advisory services to founders, CEOs, and boards of interactive entertainment, consumer, and media companies. Its core offerings include sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory and late-stage capital raising mandates. The firm also publishes quarterly gaming investment market intelligence reports that track global M&A, public market transactions, and private investment activity in the gaming sector.

Product overview

Aream & Co. is a boutique investment bank focused on interactive entertainment, consumer and media sectors. The company offers strategic advisory services across M&A transactions and late-stage capital raising, partnering with Founders, CEOs, and Boards. The firm publishes quarterly gaming investment reports documenting M&A deals, public market transactions, and private investments in the gaming industry. As a financial advisory firm rather than a technology product company, Aream & Co. does not offer a software platform, SaaS product, or consumer-facing digital product—their offering consists exclusively of advisory services and market intelligence reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quarterly Gaming Report: The company's quarterly analysis publication on the gaming investment market, delivered to subscribers via email.

Products and services

• M&A Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• Gaming companies completed nearly $80 billion in deals in 2025 (3.3x increase YoY)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PJT Partners: Independent advisory-focused investment bank covering M&A and capital raising across TMT. Overlaps with Aream on mid-to-large gaming and digital media M&A mandates.
• Evercore: Independent investment banking advisory firm with a TMT practice covering gaming. Competitor on larger gaming mandates where independent advisor preference favors both Evercore and Aream.
• Lazard: Global investment bank with a dedicated gaming and interactive entertainment practice. Competes with Aream on larger mid-market and mega-cap gaming M&A mandates while offering broader product capabilities.
• Jefferies: Full-service investment bank with an active gaming sector practice advising publishers, developers, and financial sponsors. Competes with Aream on mid-to-large gaming M&A mandates and capital raising.
• Houlihan Lokey: Independent investment bank with a TMT practice covering gaming, digital media, and consumer. Active in mid-market gaming M&A and competes with Aream on sell-side mandates from gaming companies and sponsors.
• Centerview Partners: Independent advisory firm with a strong entertainment and media practice. Overlaps with Aream on larger gaming-related M&A and strategic advisory mandates, particularly from entertainment conglomerates.

Direct peers

• Drake Star Partners: Boutique investment bank focused on technology, media, and telecom with one of the most active gaming/interactive entertainment M&A practices globally. Most direct comparable to Aream in sector specialization, deal profile, and boutique scale.
• SuperAccelerator: Gaming-specialist advisory firm providing M&A and capital raising services to gaming companies. Comparable in vertical focus and boutique service model, though smaller in transaction volume than Aream.

Others

• InvestGame: Data and intelligence platform tracking gaming M&A, investments, and public market transactions. Aream relies on InvestGame data for its quarterly reports; they are adjacent ecosystem participants rather than direct competitors.
• Savvy Games Group: Saudi Arabia PIF-backed gaming holding company and one of the world's largest gaming investors/strategics. Functions primarily as a client and counterparty to Aream rather than a competitor, though at extreme scale could internalize advisory capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aream-co

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments8 records

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