Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft
Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft
(Bloomberg) -- Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering options including a potential buyout of the French video game developer after it lost more than half its market value this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from ...
Tencent would be capped at a 10% stake. The Guillemot family would remain in control, just the way they want it.
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I’m not a finance person, but selling equity capped at 10% isn’t a “buyout”, is it?
The family is buying the shares as well, with Tencent having a minority ownership. Or might, rather. This is a consideration. It isn't definitely happening.
But I’m just asking, naively, is 10% a “buyout” by any reasonable definition of the term? I thought that was just a “stake”. I thought a “buyout” meant buying all of someone’s stake.
Tencent and Guillemot combined are considering a buyout of other shareholders. Most of that is Guillemot, with Tencent increasing their share very slightly from 9.2% to 10%.
Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks!