A serious struggle broke out around the South Korean publisher Nexon. Electronic Arts, Amazon and Comcast joined it, as VentureBeat became known.
The three mentioned companies have submitted their applications for the acquisition of Nexon shares. At the same time, its controlling stake is claimed by South Korean Kakao and Netmarble. For this purpose, the latter has assembled a consortium of companies with the support of the Chinese giant Tencent. This alliance wants to keep Nexon behind the South Korean gaming industry, thereby strengthening the latter.
In addition, American investment firms KKR, TPG Capital and Carlyle are planning to buy Nexon. They are negotiating with unnamed gaming companies to raise funds for bidding.
Recall that 98.64% of Nexon is sold by its founder Kim Jung Ju (Kim Jung Ju). The value of the company responsible for ArcheAge and Dragon Nest will exceed $9 billion, according to analysts.
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