[STEAM] Ubisoft’s Founding Guillemot Family and Tencent Reportedly Considering Taking the Company Private Amid High-Profile Flops and Share Price Collapse

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Ubisoft’s founding Guillemot family and shareholder Tencent are reportedly considering teaming up to take the company private following a number of

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and the collapse of its share price.

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reports that both parties are speaking with advisers in a bid to stabilize Ubisoft after shares in the company fell 54% this year. The publication qualifies this by saying these exploratory talks may end up going nowhere, and a buyout is not the only option being discussed. Ubisoft declined to comment.

The Guillemot family, including Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot, holds just over 20% of Ubisoft’s shares, with Tencent owning just over 9%. At the time of this article’s publication, shares in Ubisoft had rebounded a whopping 26.33% on the news.

Ubisoft has endured an awful year with disappointing returns from Call of Duty competitor

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and, most recently,

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into 2025 following poor sales of Outlaws, and

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In its recent note to investors, Guillemot acknowledged that the company's "second quarter fell short of expectations" and vowed to launch "a review aimed at further improving our **********." He also

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happening around the company lately, which have intensified around Star Wars Outlaws and the upcoming *********'s Creed Shadows.

Meanwhile, Ubisoft has ditched Epic Games Store timed exclusivity for its PC games and

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, a move clearly designed to boost flagging sales of its games.

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