Square Enix denies rumors of becoming private companypublished by a Japanese business magazine, but apparently unfounded: the publisher confirmed this in a press release.
These rumors started circulating in the past few hours and successfully generated Significant increase in stock value Square Enix shares rose 7% to 12% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
“Internal company No evaluation is currently underway About the possibility of going private,” we read in a press release issued by Square Enix. So where do these rumors come from?
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According to some assumptions, it could be the person talking about privatization 3D investment partnerOne of the major shareholders, Square Enix, owns about 18.5% of the company and has publicly expressed some doubts about the group’s current strategy.
will be complicated
Electronic Arts recently acquired a private company for $55 billion, and stock price trends suggest Square Enix will follow a similar path. will be welcomed positivelybut the actual operation will be very complicated.
In fact, potential buyers should Acquisition of shares from existing shareholdersgiving them cash incentives to bring their investment to truly impressive figures.
Furthermore, Square Enix’s situation after conducting a similar exercise may become very delicate, because potential debt contract to complete the transaction.
