Ubisoft confirms possible purchase of Tencent or Guillemot brothers
Ubisoft is responding to rumors of a sale and admits that it is considering the option of becoming a 100% private company, either by purchasing the Guillemot brothers or being managed by Tencent.
The news isn’t limited to Ubisofta company that generates news headlines daily and whose situation took a radical turn after Star Wars Outlaws, a game for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Poor Outlaws sales led to delay Assassin’s Creed Shadows until February 2025. Although CEO Yves Guillemot tried to calm the situation with a statement, The turmoil and news undermined the company’s price..
However, the shares managed to rise when it became known that Tencent and the Guillemot brothers are considering buying Ubisoftnews that has now received official confirmation.
Ubisoft confirms it is exploring an acquisition of the company
In a statement addressed to Video Games Chronicle media, Ubisoft responds to reports from last week about a possible purchase.
““Ubisoft is aware of recent speculation about the company’s possible interests.”“, the message says. “In this regard, The Company is evaluating this strategic option and other alternatives. on a regular basis”.
Thus, Ubisoft confirms that A possible sale is one of the options they are exploring.always keeping the interests of shareholders in mind, but at the moment unable to offer confirmation in one sense or another.
“Ubisoft is now focusing on its two-axis strategy: open world adventure and gaming experience as a service»– the statement ends.
It’s logical that Ubisoft doesn’t want to say “neither yes nor no.” A possible purchase is a delicate operation that may be frustrated by compromised or unwanted information.
This also represents a complex change of situation: If it becomes a private company, Ubisoft will have to refuse government assistancelike the ones his Singapore division received during the expensive development of Skull & Bones.
In addition to increasingly impatient shareholders, The facts seem to support a possible purchase.: As a result of the rumors coming to light, Ubisoft shares rose 30% in a few hours.
The buying operation is also complex: two opposing candidates start with Chinese giant Tencent, most interested and current owner of 10% of Ubisoft.
On the other side there is signature of the Guillemot brothers, current managers of Ubisoft, but also minority shareholders. The purchase would guarantee absolute control and freedom from interference from other partners..
What is clear is that New details from the absolutely current Ubisoft will arrive soon.with the most recent case when the head of the company called users “indecent people.”
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