- The minority shareholder accused Ubisoft of “terribly wrong” and plans to protest outside the company’s headquarters
- Juraj Krúpa, CEO AJ Investments Ubisoft’s claim did not reveal the acquisition discussion between Microsoft, EA and others
- Krúpa also claimed that the company intentionally “hides information”
Juraj Krúpa, CEO and Investments and Minority Shareholder in Ubisoft, accused Assassin’s Creed The publisher of being “terribly incorrect by current management” and plans a protest outside the headquarters of Paris.
In accordance with the shared statement IgnKrúpa claims that Ubisoft did not reveal the acquisition discussion and pointed to a circumscribed article published on the investment platform, Mergermarket, which allegedly “discussions between Microsoft, EA and others, which are interested in purchasing IP from Ubisoft.”
The investor also claimed that the company intentionally “hides information”, namely the partnership with the Saudi investment company in relation to Assassin’s Creed Mirage Download content (DLC).
Krúpa wants a “clear road map to recover” from the older Ubisoft team to deal with the “falling value of the shareholder, poor operational implementation and the lack of effective adaptation to market trends.”
Since then, Ubisoft shared the Ign statement in response to Krúpa’s claims, saying: “As we mentioned during our sales Q3, a review of various strategic and capitalist options continues.
“The Council has established an independent ad hoc committee to supervise this formal and competitive process to distinguish the best value from Ubisoft’s assets and franchise for all interested parties. Ubisoft will inform the market in accordance with applicable regulations, if the transaction is still materialized. “
In October 2024, Bloomberg He reported that Ubisoft is considering selling almost the entire Tencent company. At that time, Ubisoft was not able to provide any further details, but Ign said that he would “inform the market if it was necessary.”
