{"id":95955,"date":"2016-06-21T13:34:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T11:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95955"},"modified":"2016-06-21T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T13:16:21","slug":"clash-of-clans-developer-supercell-acquired-for-r126-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/95955-clash-of-clans-developer-supercell-acquired-for-r126-billion","title":{"rendered":"Clash of Clans developer Supercell acquired for R126 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese gaming giant Tencent has\u00a0announced they will be buying\u00a0Swedish mobile games developer Supercell.<\/p>\n

Current owners, the SoftBank Group, are reported to receive $8.6 billion (R126 billion)<\/strong> for the sale.<\/p>\n

“Tencent will, over three installments, acquire about 84.3 percent of Supercell via a wholly owned consortium, including all of SoftBank’s 72.2 percent stake,” said Tencent.<\/span><\/p>\n

“That consortium will then be open to unidentified co-investors, though Tencent expects to maintain a 50 percent voting interest.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Supercell’s current management will keep their operational independence and the company will remain in Finland.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supercell is best known for creating\u00a0Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.<\/p>\n

Do you play any of Supercell’s games? Let us know in the comments below and in our forum.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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