From Wikipedia[1]: > The company's IPO took place in 1995. In 1997, after > setbacks on a series of secondary titles, Braun and > Wright sold Maxis to El

From Wikipedia[1]: > The company's IPO took place in 1995. In 1997, after > setbacks on a series of secondary titles, Braun and > Wright sold Maxis to Electronic Arts for US$120 > million in stock. The deal made Braun the largest > shareholder in EA at the time. Not Wright, but a result of the purchase. Also from Wikipedia[2]: > Maxis went public in 1995 with revenue of US$38 million. > The stock reached $50 a share and then dropped as Maxis > posted a loss. EA bought Maxis in June 1997. and > It was a difficult idea to sell to EA, because > already 40% of Maxis's employees had been laid > off. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Braun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Braun [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Wright_(game_designer) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Wright_(game_designer)