Report: Ubisoft could be acquired shortly

Lately, the videogame industry has been characterized by the purchase of studies by the large medium companies. Now, a new report notes that ubisoft , French company responsible for series such as Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, would be the next great goal to be purchased.

According to reports by Bloomberg and Kotaku, Signatures such as Blackstone Inc. and KKR & Co. Even would be interested in acquiring Ubisoft . At the moment there is only talk about investigations and interests by these companies, and currently there are no "serious negotiations".

Sources close to Kotaku have pointed out that Ubisoft has been working with several consultation firms in recent years, this with the aim of not leaving a single loose end in a case that a purchase is carried out. Unlike July 2018, when the company's shares were at $ 110, we are currently talking about only $ 41 dollars. However, Any interested in acquiring this French company, you will need to negotiate with the Guillemot family , who are currently estimated to have 15% of the market capitalization business just under $ 5 billion.

For years, Ubisoft has been related to the Guillemot family, with Yves Guillemot, co-founder, on the role of CEO. Notably, in 2018, the executive managed to avoid acquisition by Vivendi, a French conglomerate, this with the help of a Tencent investment. However, with the exit of Charlie Guillemot, son of the manager, from Ubisoft last year, Yves would be looking for a way to abandon this company .

In this regard, Ubisoft has issued a statement regarding these rumors:

"We do not comment on rumors or speculations. Ubisoft has unparalleled creative and production capacities, with more than 20,000 talented people collaborating in our global studies in the development of games. Thanks to them and our long-term approach and appetite for taking creative risks, we have built some of the most solid properties in the industry, and we have many new and promising brands and projects on the horizon. We also have one of the deepest and most diversified wallets of the avant -garde industry, services and technologies, and a large and growing community of compromised players. As a result, we are in an ideal position to capitalize on the rapid growth of the industry and platform opportunities that are emerging at this time. "

Along with this, remember that Ubisoft continues to face the problems caused by the wave of accusations of abuse and toxic behavior that they announced in February 2020. As far as little, Kotaku has also mentioned that the following Deliveries in the Far Cry Series, Assassin's Creed and Ghost Recon, are still far from being a total reality.

It seems that in the future we could see one of the most iconic companies in the industry under the hand of a high-level company . On related topics, here you can learn more about the next Ghost Recon. Similarly, here you can check our gameplay from ssassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok.

Editor's note :

Considering that the reports speak about high-level business companies, and a Microsoft or another company that has an important presence in the videogame industry, the changes that Ubisoft would suffer would be more focused on the direction of their businesses, and not in The exclusivity of its titles.