With all of the consolidation taking place within the video games trade, the concept of a Take-Two acquisition has been floated fairly a bit however relaxation assured, the corporate has no plans to be usurped. Nevertheless, CEO Strauss Zelnick has instructed IGN that any buyout gives should be thought-about as a result of Take-Two Interactive is a publicly traded firm on the mercy of its shareholders.
Why a Take-Two acquisition is unlikely
It’d look like something is feasible following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard however that’s not fairly the case. Activision Blizzard’s acquisition is thanks partly to CEO Bobby Kotick’s notorious downfall, which put the corporate in a peculiar place and made it a profitable deal for Microsoft. Take-Two, which has properties like Grand Theft Auto and Pink Useless Redemption in its portfolio, is a a lot greater deal than Activision Blizzard and its acquisition isn’t going to fly below any authority’s radar both.
“We’re a public firm, and we’re right here for the shareholders,” Zelnick instructed IGN. “That mentioned, our monitor report of making worth as an impartial enterprise is fairly terrific, particularly in the event you exclude the final three months. We predict there’s loads of nice instances forward, and we like being an impartial group. However we’re right here for the shareholders.”
Take-Two itself is on a little bit of a buying spree, having just lately acquired Zynga and Roll7. Zelnick revealed that he’ll proceed to pursue acquisitions “which might be selective and disciplined for Personal Division and the remainder of the enterprise, together with the cell a part of the enterprise.”
In different phrases, we will put the Take-Two acquisition discourse to relaxation.
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[Source: IGN]
