Not long ago, when we saw investment funds taking an interest in Ubisoft, surveys revealed that the publisher was studying the question of a potential takeover very closely. But as we gradually move towards a consolidation of the environment, a new report indicates on the contrary that Ubisoft, or at least the Guillemot familywould seek to prevent this.
The Guillemots want to remain leaders
It is via a Seeking Alpha article that we learn a little more about what is happening behind the scenes at the publisher. According to the site, the Guillemot family, which currently owns 15.9% of the company’s shares, would like to oppose takeover attempts from other market players, in order to retain its “power” of majority shareholder in the company.
The site then states that the Guillemots would now seek to form partnerships with investment companies to strengthen its position (in short, carry out a takeover bid), and prevent a possible takeover.
All this information is yet to be confirmed.. The idea of the Guillemot family gaining more power within the company was something wanted years ago, in order to prevent Vivaldi from taking over Ubisoft, but today, in light of recent investigations which also targeted the inaction of Yves Guillemot and his relatives in the cases of toxic management and harassment, the news will probably not be so well received.