Ubisoft attracting acquisition interest, reports suggest

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In a subsequent Kotaku report, sources suggested Ubisoft has been quietly auditing parts of its business over the past year - a potential sign it may be readying itself for a future suitor. Ubisofts stock price has slumped over the past year but, as GamesIndustry.biz noted this morning, has now surged by nearly 20 percent since Bloombergs article on acquisition interest went live. These snippets come just months after Ubisoft raised eyebrows by discussing the idea of a potential buyout during its annual end of financial year investor call. Ubisoft famously fought off a hostile takeover bid by French media conglomerate Vivendi back in 2016, with a public campaign to keep itself independent at all costs. We have the talent, the industrial and the financial scale, and a large portfolio of powerful IP... "Having said that, if there were an offer to buy us, the board of directors would of course review it in the interest of all stakeholders."

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