Games studio backs £2.1bn takeover bid
Evening Standard|July 03, 2024
KEYWORDS STUDIOS, the video game services firm, has backed a reduced £2.1 billion takeover offer from Scandinavian private equity firm EQT.
Michael Hunter
Games studio backs £2.1bn takeover bid

The 2450p per share cash price is a discount of about £100 million to the previous proposal. The cut follows a delay in a number of projects at the Dublin-based firm, which were identified during the due diligence process.

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