Asmodée planea adquirir la gran compañía lúdica F2Z.
Asmodée debe ser la compañía especializada en juegos de mesa más grande del mundo, situación a la que ha llegado en los últimos años por crecimiento propio y a base de adquirir otras importantes empresas del sector: Days of Wonder, Fantasy Flight... - Lo hemos ido contando.
El conglomerado Asmodée en octubre de 2015.
El anuncio de negociaciones entre Asmodée y la que parecía ser una de las compañías que podían hacerle competencia a nivel global, puede significar un paso más en la expnasión del gigante con base en Francia.
Se trata de negociaciones hechas públicas para que Asmodée absorva F2Z, grupo empresarial con base en Canadá que nació como la compañía Filosofia pero que después fue adquiriendo otras empresas como la estadounidense Z-Man, o englobando sellos como Plaid Hat Games o Pretzel Games.
Ambas compañías han hecho público un comunicado de prensa (Vía BGGNews) sobre su trato en proceso:
The Asmodee Group has announced today that it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire F2Z Entertainment Inc.
In line with the acquisitions of the worldwide rights to Dobble/Spot-It!, Days of Wonder, and Fantasy Flight Games publishers, and more recently the set-up of Catan Studio, these exclusive discussions with F2Z Entertainment Inc. emphasize Asmodee's strategy to strengthen its intellectual property portfolio and international presence. Closing of this acquisition is expected to take place in the coming months.
Created in Canada in 2002 by Sophie Gravel, F2Z Entertainment Inc. has become, over the years, one of the most worldwide renowned publisher & distributor of modern board games, with key owned brands such as Pandemic (over 1 million units sold), Dead of Winter, and also publishing rights for evergreen games (Carcassonne for French and English version, Catan for French version).
Stéphane Carville, CEO of Asmodee Group said: "I am delighted to enter into these exclusive discussions with F2Z Entertainment, which is, for us, the natural next step of a strong and long-lasting partnership built over the years with Sophie Gravel and her teams. Through this acquisition, we will continue expanding our IP portfolio with fantastic games and incredibly innovative studios such as Z-Man Games, Plaid Hat Games and Filosofia. This will also enable us to increase our presence on the global game market."
Sophie Gravel, CEO of F2Z Entertainment added: "As we are close to celebrating 15 years of success with F2Z, we are proud to announce these exclusive discussions with Asmodee Group, a key partner since the beginning of our adventure. This deal is in the direct continuation of our close business partnership and will provide the best environment for our iconic games to reach their full potential and help our studios to continue publishing amazing games."
Con este comunicado previo, todo indica que pronto Asmodée podrá hacer el anuncio definitivo sobre su adquisición de F2Z.
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