Another big company could be acquired.
It feels like every single month there’s news of a new video game company acquisition. This year alone, we’ve seen Microsoft absorb Activision Blizzard, Sony buy former-Halo developer Bungie, Take-Two acquire the keys to Farmville developer, and Epic Games bring in Brazilian developer Aquiris. Now, there’s another major acquisition rumour swirling around the industry.
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Ubisoft — the hugely renowned publisher who has recently brought Immortals Fenyx Rising, Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle to Switch — is reportedly being eyed up by a number of equity firms. Bloomberg reports that these firms include Blackstone and KKR, both of which have formally invested in gaming and technology-related companies.
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