This plan is crazy enough that it just might work.
There’s a curious new report on what the Guillemots and Tencent are planning to do with Ubisoft.
As reported on Bloomberg, the Guillemots may look to launch a new joint venture with Ubisoft’s biggest external investor. Ubisoft will then divest some of the company’s properties and bring it on to the new company.
The report continues that the final details, such as which games and other assets will go to the new company, are still under discussion.
Now, just as a reminder, all this talk of a Ubisoft buyout of the Guillemots started when a minority shareholder accused the brothers of conspiring with Tencent behind the backs of the other investors. Because of their positions, these shareholders have to keep working with both parties, but they definitely exerted pressure to force both to act more transparently, and demnonstrate good faith.
While this report …