Takeover of Ubisoft: the Guillemot family could join forces with an investment fund | Xbox One

The video game industry is constantly on the move, especially this year with the many takeovers that have shaken up the industry and reshuffled many cards. Some are open to these transactions while others seem more reluctant, in particular Ubisoft, which seems to want to prepare for any possible takeover attempt. The group was notably in some recent rumors and could be the next colossal takeover in the video game industry.

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The Guillemot family would like to join an investment fund to entrust Ubisoft

At around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, Ubisoft’s stock gained up to 10% to €46.50 and this sudden rise is believed to be linked to potential speculation for takeover bids. It is the Seeking Alpha site which explains that the Guillemot family, founders of Ubisoft, would like to join an investment fund to which to entrust the company.

The goal for Yves Guillemot would be to keep operational control and control over Ubisoft, of which he and his family currently own 15.9% of the shares and 22.3% of the voting shares. Thus, this association with an investment fund would make it possible to counter any takeover project launched by a major player in the video game or tech industry.

At the end of April, Bloomberg reported that two American investment funds, Blackstone and KKR would be interested in the French group despite the fact that “no serious negotiations with potential buyers” had been started according to Ubisoft. According to Kotaku, if it’s not an investment fund that positions itself on Ubisoft, someone else will do it without worries, because the French group has multiplied the use of consulting companies in recent years to “to put his accounts in order in view of a potential sale”.

Ubisoft is of interest to the world, this is not new and this can be understood when we hear Neil Campling, analyst at Mirabaud Securities, declare that “Ubisoft has seven franchises, each with a potential of several billion dollars. Microsoft and especially Amazon are among the names that come up most often on the subject of the Ubisoft takeover.