Following a report last month that Ubisoft had attracted early takeover interest from several private equity firms, the Assassin’s Creed publisher has once again addressed the issue, saying it has “everything we need to remain independent.”
Following April’s chatter around the private equity sector’s escalating interest in Ubisoft, a separate report suggested the publisher’s founding Guillemot family was indeed looking partner with one of these private equity firms, albeit while retaining control of the company – a move designed to see off a full-scale takeover attempt by another party.
“As we said last February, we have everything we need to remain independent,” Guillemot continued.
Memorably, Ubisoft fought off a very public takeover bid by French media conglomerate Vivendi back in 2016, when it vowed to “fight” to remain independent at all costs.