Could THQ be Next in Line for a Deal?

(NewsVisual, powered by IntellectSpace )-- THQ Interactive (NASDAQ: THQI) could be the next target of a tech industry takeover, thanks to the recent moves for consolidation by Electronic Arts, Activision, Vivendi and Microsoft.

The New York Times DealBook took a stab at predicting another company that could soon be receiving deal offers, naming video-game publisher THQ as the next likely candidate. Investors clearly had similar ideas for THQ, boosting the price of shares nearly 10 percent in late-morning trading.

Potential buyers named include Walt Disney and Viacom, though official word has yet to be made from any of the predicted parties.

An IntellectSpace Knowledge Map created by NewsVisual sheds some light into the Management Team at THQ, whose corporate connections could go far in securing a deal.

Nearly every Director at THQ is shown to have multiple ties through past and present corporate leadership experience to various industries. Henry T DeNero has held executive positions at companies that include FirstData and Target-predecessor Dayton Hudson, and he currently is a Director a number of companies, such as Banta, Portal Player and Vignette. Also a Director at Portal Player is James L Whims, who has held past executive position TechFund Capital and Sony.

Other companies linked to THQ through its Directors that serve to heighten the leadership experience of the board include ID Systems Inc, Trinity Capital, Synaptics and Neomagic, through Directors like Lawrence S Burstein and Brian P Doughtery.

Connections such as these could go far in ultimately influencing what companies show interest in THQ and which will land a final deal.

Readers, which companies do you think could be a good match for THQ?

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See article from The New York Times DealBook