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Ubisoft appoints advisors amid sale speculation News Jan 10th, 2025

Ubisoft appoints advisors amid sale speculation

The French firm has also delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows once more

Xsolla boss Agapitov accused of transferring over $100m from company to personal accounts News Aug 29th, 2024

Xsolla boss Agapitov accused of transferring over $100m from company to personal accounts

The company's president insists there is nothing amiss here.

Report: Carlyle exploring sale or IPO for RuneScape maker Jagex News Sep 8th, 2023

Report: Carlyle exploring sale or IPO for RuneScape maker Jagex

Cambridge game maker valued as high as $1.25 billion

Arm aiming for $60bn-plus valuation after IPO News Aug 3rd, 2023

Arm aiming for $60bn-plus valuation after IPO

Initial public offering set for September

Arm in talks with Nvidia for IPO News Jul 13th, 2023

Arm in talks with Nvidia for IPO

Follows acquisition falling through last year

Embracer has raised $182m in share issue News Jul 6th, 2023

Embracer has raised $182m in share issue

Company hopes to reduce its debt to $728.7 million by the end of this financial year

Tencent looking to increase Ubisoft stake News Aug 5th, 2022

Tencent looking to increase Ubisoft stake

The Chinese firm is prepared to pay a massive premium for stock in the French publisher

Report: Guillemot family partnering with private equity for Ubisoft acquisition News May 5th, 2022

Report: Guillemot family partnering with private equity for Ubisoft acquisition

Follows reports of equity companies

ProbablyMonsters has raised $200m in funding News Sep 2nd, 2021

ProbablyMonsters has raised $200m in funding

This is the company's second Series A round

PUBG maker Krafton has applied for IPO News Apr 16th, 2021

PUBG maker Krafton has applied for IPO

Korean analysts value firm at $17.9 billion

Roblox hits $38bn market cap at end of first day on stock exchange News Mar 11th, 2021

Roblox hits $38bn market cap at end of first day on stock exchange

"To all those who helped us get one step closer to fulfilling our vision of the Metaverse – thank you"

Slovakia's games turnover has more than doubled since 2016 News May 28th, 2020

Slovakia's games turnover has more than doubled since 2016

Number of employees is expected to hit 900 in 2020

Spanish government approves a $22 million finance scheme for cultural industries News May 28th, 2020

Spanish government approves a $22 million finance scheme for cultural industries

Including the games sector

Riot Games donates $1.5 million to aid in coronavirus relief efforts News Mar 26th, 2020

Riot Games donates $1.5 million to aid in coronavirus relief efforts

$400,000 will go to the Los Angeles food bank

Update: Tencent made $6bn from US dollar bond sale News Apr 3rd, 2019

Update: Tencent made $6bn from US dollar bond sale

Chinese firm raised $5bn this way in January 2018

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