(Boursier.com) – Against the tide, Ubisoft jumped 4.45% to 42.76 euros at the end of the session in Paris. It must be said that the year is starting strong in the video game industry with the announcement of the takeover of the specialist in mobile games. Zynga by the American giant Take-Two Interactive Software.
The latter offered a premium of 64.4% on the last price of Zynga, or $ 12.7 billion (debt included), to afford this specialist in mobile games. Enough to make it one of the most important operations in the history of the sector. Many specialists were betting on a wave of M&A operations in the gaming industry this year, but they were probably few to bet on an operation of this magnitude in the first days of January.
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