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- July 10, 2020
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Tencent In Talks To Buy Leyou
Tencent CEO Pony Ma. Photograph by Vivek Prakash/Fortune, under Creative Commons license Chinese gaming giant Tencent is in talks to…
Tencent CEO Pony Ma.
Photograph by Vivek Prakash/Fortune, under Creative Commons license
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Chinese gaming giant Tencent is in talks to acquire Leyou, a publicly-traded Chinese gaming firm that’s been behind several major hits. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent has entered into an exclusive agreement with Leyou for potential privatization, as indicated by a recent exchange filing from Hong Kong-traded Leyou. Financial details on a potential deal weren’t provided. Currently (as of writing), Leyou has a market cap of about $1.1 billion.
Tencent’s exclusive agreement with Leyou is valid for three months. Other potential suitors including gaming giant Sony are said to have looked at acquiring Leyou.