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Ubisoft bondit en Bourse, spéculations sur un rachat du géant des jeux vidéo
Le rachat annoncé lundi de l'éditeur de jeux vidéo Bethesda par Microsoft alimente la spéculation dans le secteur. Ubisoft fait figure de cible et pourrait être une proie pour Sony, Google, Amazon...,
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Monday's announcement of Microsoft's takeover of video game publisher Bethesda is fuelling speculation in the industry. Ubisoft looks like a target and could be a prey for Sony, Google, Amazon...
The video game sector is booming. It must be said that the spectacular takeover, announced yesterday, of game publisher Bethesda Softworks, for 7.5 billion dollars in cash, by giant Microsoft has set fire to the powder keg! After having already been one of the few stocks to escape yesterday's general decline in the stock market, Ubisoft gained 3.38% to €75.26, one of the strongest increases in the SBF 120 index due to its status as a potential target. Ubisoft's stock is buoyed by speculation about its future as industry concentration continues. Indeed, after the acquisition of Bethesda, "what will be the reaction of Sony or even more so of Google or Amazon?" LCM wonders.
The research unit points out that targets of this size are very rare and Ubisoft is one of them. Bethesda has, according to it, around 3,000 employees, which makes it a medium-sized publisher compared to the 10,000 or so employees of Electronic Arts or the 18,000 employees of the Ubisoft group. However, Vivendi's last attempt to buy out Ubisoft was unsuccessful. However, companies like Google and Amazon have much greater financial power...
The article is in French, so I don’t know how accurate this translation(?) is, but according to the article there are rumors of a potential buyout for Ubisoft. I have my doubts, but this rumor seems like this popping up in a few places.
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