Bloomberg: Tencent and Gillemot families are considering establishing a new joint venture, including some Ubisoft assets

2025-02-07 01:54:12|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

On January 15, according to Bloomberg and other foreign media reports, people familiar with the matter revealed that the family of Tencent and Ubisoft founder Guillemot is considering establishing a new joint venture that will include some of Ubisoft's assets. This move isTo increase the value of Ubisoft.

People familiar with the matter said that Tencent and the Gillemot family are currently discussing which assets to include in the new entity and its valuation. Since the discussion was not conducted publicly, the person familiar with the matter asked to be anonymous.The potential deal is said to have given Tencent a stake in the joint venture and gain more control over some of Ubisoft’s intellectual property, while promoting its video game business outside of China.

The review is still in progress and no final decision has been made, and a representative of Tencent declined to comment, and a Ubisoft spokesperson mentioned the company's announcement on January 9, when Ubisoft said it hadAppoint a consultant to review and seek various value-enhancing options and refuse to comment before the process is completed.

According to Ubisoft's annual report, as of March 31, 2024, Tencent and Gillemot families held 25.4% and 29.6% of Ubisoft's shares respectively, and Ubisoft's stock price has fallen in the past 12 months.Nearly 50%, the market value dropped to about $1.6 billion.Last October, Bloomberg also reported that Tencent and the Gillemot family were discussing how to stabilize and increase value after Ubisoft's stock price plummeted, with acquisitions being one of the optional options.

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