Swedish holding Embracer Group acquired eight companies at once

• The purchase of the authors of the Metro series was the largest of all eight transactions and, according to maximum estimates, could amount to $ 80 million.;You can read more about the conditions in our separate material.
• New World Interactive
  

• Embracer acquired 100% of the American company for money, as well as Class B shares. NWI is now part of Saber Interactive;the exact amount of the purchase was not disclosed, but the holding plans to complete the transaction during the third quarter of 2020;
• NWI gained the greatest fame as a developer of the multiplayer shooters Insurgency and Day of Infamy.
• The company’s three released games have generated a profit of $50 million so far.;At the moment, NWI is working on a new project that has not yet been announced, and next year it will release Insurgency: Sandstorm on consoles.
• DECA Games
  

• Embracer bought 100% of the Estonian company for Class B shares worth €25 million;The additional remuneration may amount to a total of €60 million if DECA achieves all its goals over the next seven years.
• The company’s total revenue for this year may exceed €20 million;DECA Games specializes in the purchase and management of existing mobile freeplay games on the market.
• At the moment, the company owns the rights to the online shooter Realm of the Mad God and DragonVale.Amplifier Game Invest, a subsidiary of Embracer Group, has also acquired three more indie studios.

Vermila Studios

• For 100% of the Spanish company, the two founders were paid €0.9 million in advance (60% in cash and 40% in shares);if Vermila achieves its goals in the next five years, the founders can receive an additional €1 million, and the same amount if the plan is implemented in the next 10 years;
• At the moment, Vermila Studios is working on its first big project, the first-person horror Crisol: Theater of Idols.
• If successful, the company plans to develop sequels.Rare Earth Games
  

• The three founders of the Austrian studio received €0.3 million (70% in cash and 30% in shares);Additionally, they can receive a total of another €3 million if they reach the indicators in the next 10 years;
• The founders of Rare Earth Games previously worked at Deep Silver and Rockstar Games and are now creating their first game — an as yet unannounced online action game with elements of survival.
• Palindrome Interactive
  

• The investor purchased the remaining 50% of the shares, paying the founders an advance of $2.5 million (70% in cash and 30% in shares);If the set goals are met within 10 years, the founders of the studio will be able to receive an additional $ 2.3 million.;
• Palindrome Interactive has an Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars strategy on its account, and at the moment they are working on another unannounced project.
• THQ Nordic, another subsidiary of Embracer Group, has acquired the Austrian company Pow Wow Entertainment.

Now the studio is working on two projects, one of which will be a multi-user “bagel”.

The media company Koch Films, part of the holding, announced the purchase of German Sola Media for € 2.3 million. This company specializes in the distribution of children’s and family films.

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• THQ Nordic owners raised $164 million for new acquisitions
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