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Report: Tencent's 2018 was the firm's best ever for investments News Feb 20th, 2019

Report: Tencent's 2018 was the firm's best ever for investments

122 of the 700-plus companies the Chinese tech and entertainment giant has invested in worth over $1bn

Japanese developer Mixi partners with XTech to accelerate M&A plans News Feb 19th, 2019

Japanese developer Mixi partners with XTech to accelerate M&A plans

Partnership could see expenditure of up to $271 million

Netmarble forming consortium to acquire Nexon News Jan 31st, 2019

Netmarble forming consortium to acquire Nexon

Serious contender for $9bn-valued publisher

Yoozoo VP on finding the next great games market and the importance of localisation Interview Oct 23rd, 2018

Yoozoo VP on finding the next great games market and the importance of localisation

“It’s down to them because games publishing and making there will be very different to how they are in China”

Netmarble on Lineage 2 Revolution's runaway success and finding the next big hit Interview Oct 18th, 2018

Netmarble on Lineage 2 Revolution's runaway success and finding the next big hit

Simon Sim talks up the company's global strategy and M&A activity

Tencent-backed Chinese developer Seasun eyes Western partnerships News Jun 15th, 2018

Tencent-backed Chinese developer Seasun eyes Western partnerships

JX Online studio set to wrap up US investment

Monster Strike publisher Mixi plots $900m investment in biz dev and M&A over next five years News May 17th, 2018

Monster Strike publisher Mixi plots $900m investment in biz dev and M&A over next five years

$100 million earmarked for Monster Strike and new IP development

Tencent leads the way in $22 billion spent on games deals in last 12 months News Apr 19th, 2018

Tencent leads the way in $22 billion spent on games deals in last 12 months

The internet giant participated in over $4 of every $10 invested in games companies and was involved in over three-quarters of all games M&A

Why Tencent’s M&A strategy is smarter than gotta buy ‘em all Comment & Opinion May 26th, 2017

Why Tencent’s M&A strategy is smarter than gotta buy ‘em all

Second Pocket Gems deal was beginning of the end

Netmarble plots $4.4 billion acquisition spending spree after May 2017 IPO News Apr 18th, 2017

Netmarble plots $4.4 billion acquisition spending spree after May 2017 IPO

Mobile games publisher goes public on May 12th

1 Chinese chemical firm back in for $1 billion Talking Tom developer Outfit7 after missing out first time around News Mar 7th, 2017

Chinese chemical firm back in for $1 billion Talking Tom developer Outfit7 after missing out first time around

Second sale on the cards

China's Zhaomi Group and Kee establish $360 million video game M&A fund News Mar 1st, 2017

China's Zhaomi Group and Kee establish $360 million video game M&A fund

Bringing value to companies through merging and acquiring

Making sense of seemingly bizarre Chinese game M&A activity Comment & Opinion Feb 2nd, 2017

Making sense of seemingly bizarre Chinese game M&A activity

Logic behind the deals

Chinese companies including Qihoo 360 and Kunlun Games buy Opera's consumer businesses for $600 million News Jul 18th, 2016

Chinese companies including Qihoo 360 and Kunlun Games buy Opera's consumer businesses for $600 million

Focus for a quick sale

Worth 3 Supercells: SoftBank gets back into the expansion game with $32 billion acquisition of ARM News Jul 18th, 2016

Worth 3 Supercells: SoftBank gets back into the expansion game with $32 billion acquisition of ARM

Indebted Japanese firm spends more

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