https://esportsobserver.com/tencent-control-stake-supercell/
Tencent Gains Majority Control of Mobile Developer Supercell
懶人包:騰訊以51.2%持股拿下supercell的控制權
其中50%->51.2% 花了4千萬美金
Tencent has acquired a majority stake in a consortium that indirectly holds
an 81.4% stake of mobile developer Supercell.
Supercell is the Finnish studio behind Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, and
Brawl Stars, all of which have major esports competitions.
Tencent acquired 44,000 additional shares in the consortium via a $40M USD
convertible bond, which increased its stake from 50% to 51.2%.
Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate Tencent has acquired a
majority equity voting stake in a consortium that itself holds a majority
stake in Finnish mobile developer, Supercell.
Tencent acquired an additional 44,000 shares in the consortium via a $40M
convertible bond, according to a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (via
CX Tech), thus increasing its stake from 50% to 51.2%. The consortium was
founded in June 2016 as a Luxembourg Société Anonyme solely to acquire
Supercell, and it indirectly holds an 81.4% stake in the developer. According
to the filing, the consortium is now a subsidiary of Tencent.
Supercell is the developer behind such games as Clash Royale and Clash of
Clans, and currently supports three separate mobile esports titles. The $1M
USD Clash of Clans World Championship will take place this weekend at ESL One
Hamburg, next month’s $250K Brawl Stars World Championship will take place
in South Korea, and the Clash Royale League World Final is also expected to
take place before the end of the year.
In addition to its own games, including Chinese mobile hit Honor of Kings,
Tencent wholly owns Riot Games (League of Legends) and has a 40% stake in
Epic Games (Fortnite), along with smaller stakes in publishers such as
Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard.