Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Jagex, the developer behind the popular Runescape franchise, in a deal worth about £900 million. The acquisition is poised to be made with global appeal and is confirmed by CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments. The deal is thought to be worth about £900 million and is expected to set the bar for MMORPGs that normalize in-game digital asset ownership. The acquisition comes after Carlyle Group's acquisition of Jagex in 2021 for $530 million. The news has raised concerns among fans about potential negative impacts on the game due to the acquiring company's reputation for profit extraction and microtransactions.
M&A still going strong in games. Runescape maker Jagex sold to investors for estimated $1.1B #Jagex #Carlyle #Runescape https://t.co/ytF6BvyMV2 via @GamesBeat
Global investment firm Carlyle and CVC have agreed to sell Runescape maker Jagex to CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII and Haveli Investments. https://t.co/VjHwlgJd1x
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Carlyle Group agrees to sell UK game publisher Jagex, which develops RuneScape, to CVC Capital, sources say for £900M, after acquiring it in 2021 for $530M+ (@yasemin_cm / Financial Times) https://t.co/w0JMKH2CrW 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/kBZMwPR6Hn
Carlyle to sell UK video games maker Jagex for £900mn https://t.co/dFNnaif9q3
RuneScape developer Jagex is being acquired by CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments for an undisclosed sum https://t.co/s0HsOoffrC
Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments have agreed to acquire RuneScape maker Jagex in a deal thought to be worth about £900 million. https://t.co/Cy9SgH1WLM https://t.co/oM8DBEhOgs
Jagex acquisition by CVC Capital Partners now confirmed https://t.co/La96vSo1cv https://t.co/P3wGQeR16j
CVC logs into gaming with Runescape-maker acquisition from Carlyle https://t.co/MX4h60U4XH via @PrivateEquityN1 #PrivateEquity
Jagex changing ownership again as CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments confirm acquisition of RuneScape developer https://t.co/s0HsOoeHC4
Forgotten Runes will set the bar for MMORPGs that normalize in-game digital asset ownership to the rest of the world. 2024 is going to be huge. https://t.co/qrq7Yclvec
RuneScape developer Jagex soon to be acquired in £900m deal, report suggests https://t.co/La96vSo1cv https://t.co/pD6xL0GCW3
Report: Investment firm CVC to purchase Runescape dev Jagex in £900M deal https://t.co/SppO83UxUZ https://t.co/Wbt9WRsXmU
YOOOO NOOOOOOOOO Jagex sold out to a company that is known for profit extraction. They're going to massacre RuneScape with microtransactions. I've been clean for over 5 years, but I have to go back and play OSRS again before it's ruined forever. https://t.co/T9JfoQy9w4
RuneScape developer Jagex is on the verge of being acquired again, this time by the backers of the Six Nations rugby tournament in a deal worth $900 million. https://t.co/3ZI1SXd0Eh
RuneScape maker Jagex to be acquired for over $1 billion, with CVC Capital Partners named as buyer https://t.co/7ouQDiQAz6 #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gameart #indiedev
Report: Investment firm CVC to purchase Runescape dev Jagex in £900M deal It's claimed CVC is looking to acquire franchise assets with global appeal https://t.co/SppO83UxUZ https://t.co/XAwUDfzM89
CVC Capital Partners is poised to acquire Jagex https://t.co/ezmkaiwgp5
CVC Capital Partners is poised to acquire Jagex https://t.co/UzU7wALPPe #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gameart #indiedev
The private equity backer of Six Nations Rugby is in advanced talks to buy the video games developer behind the Runescape franchise in a deal worth about £900m Read more 🔗 https://t.co/ianEcbc8vA