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Ubisoft looks to be readying itself to fight off a potential future takeover bid, according to a new report.<\/p>\n

Recent details suggested Ubisoft was being circled by several private equity firms<\/a>, and Ubisoft itself has addressed the possibility it will be bought<\/a> during a recent investor briefing. <\/p>\n

Now, mergers and acquisitions site Dealreporter<\/a> (via SeekingAlpha<\/a>) has suggested Ubisoft’s founding Guillemot family is looking to partner with one of these private equity firms while retaining control of the company – a move designed to see off a full-scale takeover attempt by another party.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – eurogamer.net<\/p>\n

All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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