Bloomberg Japan: Multiple potential buyers interested in Square Enix (Machine Translation Warning) [see threadmarks for SE response]

[ThereAreFourNaan]

スクウェア・エニックスに複数の買い手候補が関心－報道

スクウェア・エニックスに対し、複数の買い手候補が関心を示していると、ＣＴＦＮが事情に詳しい銀行関係者２人を引用して伝えた。

www.bloomberg.co.jp

Brief article:

Several potential buyers have shown interest in Square Enix, CTFN reported, citing two bank officials familiar with the situation.


It is not clear whether the game department is the only one of interest or the company as a whole.


Square Enix's digital entertainment business accounted for 72 percent of total revenue in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, according to Bloomberg data.

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[RPGamer92]

Do it Sony.

 

[daegan]

Several potential buyers have shown interest in Square Enix, CTFN quoted two bankers familiar with the matter.

It is not clear whether the target of interest is only the game department or the entire company.

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国内生保の運用計画、ヘッジ米債へシフトか－15年以来高利回りに妙味

国内の主要な生命保険会社は2021年度の資産運用計画で、為替差損の回避措置（ヘッジ）を講じた米国債への投資を増やす可能性が高い。今年に入ってからの米長期金利の大幅な上昇に伴い、ヘッジ後の利回りが15年以来の高水準となっているためだ。

www.bloomberg.co.jp

 

[Cuboid 64]

I imagine that'd be a pretty steep price! Hope it doesn't happen.

 

[BasilZero]

Damn...that would suck - hopefully not one of the first party companies (Sony, Nintendo or MS)

 

[Edge_Maverick]

Oh my...

 

[rude]

Do it Google <3

 

[Tathanen]

please no

 

[T0kenAussie]

Sony please save SE west tho. I need deus ex closure

 

[ILikeFeet]

Damn...that would suck - hopefully not one of the first party companies (Sony, Nintendo or MS)

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that would be a really large purchase. definitely not something they can do

 

[Fisty]

Another company to ignore Deus Ex

 

[Lemony1984]

Bought by Konami

 

[MJForum Poster]

We might have to put this forum into read-only mode for a day or two if Microsoft bought them

 

[Sargerus]

This will be one entertaining thread.

 

[ReasonableAdult]

Yeah, please no first party purchase.

 

[Arthands]

Could go to Sony too. Or someone else LOL

 

[Deleted member 17990]

Soony

 

[Kandinsky]

Oh noez

 

[ILikeFeet]

I definitely wouldn't expect a video game company to be buying them if it ever happens

 

[renegade_sylens]

MS?!?! I mean they made a killing, an absolute killing during COVID last year...and they could use those pandemic profits to further boost their 1st Party Studios.

 

[Neoxon]

I didn't think Square Enix were up for sale, but hopefully it's not one of the first-party companies that end up buying them.

 

[KtotheRoc]

I didn't even know Square Enix was for sale. The cost must be astronomical.

 

[T0kenAussie]

that would be a really large purchase. definitely not something they can do

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Bethesda though. Also MS has wanted to crack the east for 2 decadss

 

[RedHeat]

Do it sony

 

[inner-G]

We might have to put this forum into read-only mode for a day or two if Microsoft bought them

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Probably not too far off

 

[T0kenAussie]

I didn't even know Square Enix was for sale. The cost must be astronomical.

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I reckon 11-15 Bill

 

[Uzupedro]

This will be a sad generation

 

[Lo-Volt]

Would Square-Enix really, seriously consider a Microsoft bid considering its ties to Sony are stronger?

 

[Speevy]

It's gotta be Sony unless Microsoft is just gonna own all the RPGs

 

[Melpomene]

Acquisitions, uuuuugh.

 

[KtotheRoc]

Would Square-Enix really, seriously consider a Microsoft bid considering its ties to Sony are stronger?

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Money talks.

 

[nsilvias]

Watch it be the embracer group

 

[HebrewHammer]

Stay independant!

 

[Ovvv]

Fuck off

 

[ToadPacShakur]

.....I could go for having SE's games in Game Pass

 

[Sargerus]

that would be a really large purchase. definitely not something they can do

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MS can.

 

[Perkin_Warbeck]

Uh oh

EDIT: reading is fundamental

 

[T0kenAussie]

This will be a sad generation

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Everyone is cashing out in the sellers market

 

[pg2g]

If it was MS they'd still be releasing PS5 timed exclusives in 2023

 

[lexony]

that would be a really large purchase. definitely not something they can do

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What do you mean? Microsoft has that kind of money.

But yeah Square Enix being first party would really suck.

 

[MondoMega]

No major platform holders... no major platform holders... 🤞

or better yet, stay independent!

 

[Rat King]

oh oh fuck fuck fuck

 

[--R]

Stop with the acquisition of large publishers ffs

 

[T0kenAussie]

Ten cent would be my wildcard guess

 

[Soulflarz]

please oh god no

 

[Daiguuren]

Someone save Sleeping Dogs

 

[DontHateTheBacon]

Here we go.

that would be a really large purchase. definitely not something they can do

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What? Serious?

 

[hog]

Maybe... mass consolidation... might be a bad thing....

 

[wartime]

Trading at about 7.5B market cap, premium would put it at ~9-10B maybe.

The article mentions it might only be for the gaming business, so that portion would obviously be less.

 

[Lukar]

... is SE looking to sell?

Also, please no. Really don't want them to not be their own company. Especially if the buyer ends up being Sony or something.