Keywords Studios accepts £2.1bn takeover offer from EQT The video games services firm has accepted a £24.50 per share deal It represents a two-thirds premium to Keywords' share price on 17 May By Harry Wise Updated: 11:06, 3 July 2024 e-mail View comments Keywords Studios has agreed to a £2.
1billion takeover by Swedish private equity giant EQT. The video games services business has accepted a £24.50 per share offer from the Stockholm-based investment group, which bought Dechra Pharmaceuticals back in January.
It represents a two-thirds premium to Keywords' share price on 17 May, the final trading day before it confirmed talks were taking place with EQT, but £1 lower than an initial £25.50 approach made in May. Offer: Keywords Studios has agreed to a £2.
1billion takeover by private equity giant EQT Headquartered in Dublin, the firm provides technical and creative services to many major video game makers, such as Microsoft, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Tencent, and Activision Blizzard. These include producing trailers, voiceovers, sound mixing, visual effects work, and translating in-game text into dozens of languages. It enjoyed an enormous uplift from the pandemic as onerous lockdown restrictions resulted in people spending more time indoors.
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