Is ubisoft bought up? That's behind the takeover

According to insider reports, Ubisoft could be the next goal of a takeover. Fans of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Co. don't have to worry, because this is not about any deals about console exclusivity for PlayStation or Xbox.

Sexism problems with ubisoft: The French developer and publisher has been accused of toxic corporate culture since July 2020. Underneath far-reaching sexism problems, women's kneading and discrimination, which should be deeply anchored in the company. While ubisoft has already been consequences, for example, employees of the management level were exchanged and to the allegations openly commented on, in-house, these measures are felt by many employees but not sufficient.

Assassin's Creed maker awaken takeover interest

As Bloomberg reports in an insider report, several large participation capital companies such as Blackstone Inc. and KKR & Co. are interested in a takeover deal with Ubisoft. The time seems favorable, after all, the publisher's action course has fallen from $ 110 to $ 41 from $ 110 since 2018.

In addition, Ubisoft apparently has to struggle with several of his development teams with production difficulties. Internal schedules for the next Far Cry, Ghost Recon and a new main part of Assassin's Creed had to be corrected upwards and rumored to be rumored to convert a DLC planned for AC Valhalla into a standalone title with Basim as a protagonist in order to to bridge upcoming release doldrums. (via Kotaku)

Even the possible next Assassin's Creed part should not solve the problem, since it probably does not appear for most platforms:

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Ubisoft is also said to have worked closely with several external consulting companies in recent years in order to check the balance sheets of several areas of the company. This is not unusual in itself, since this measure should also increase sales, but according to Kotaku sources, it should also be a sign that Ubisoft sorts its bookkeeping for a potential takeover.

is there a briefly before?

While all of this is for a possible future takeover, nothing has yet been determined. According to Bloomberg, talks are already taking place, but so far there have been no serious negotiations. Ubisoft has already stated in the past that they are not averse to a takeover, but also emphasized that they are not dependent on it:

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So while there are currently no concrete deals, several Senior Developer at Ubisoft, according to Kotaku, believes that sooner or later the publisher will enter into a sales deal. Last but not least, this could be because CEO Yves Guillemont could look for anonymous sources after an exit from the company. Either way, if a deal should come about, it can take a few years before the transfer is complete.

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