Chinese tech giant Tencent may soon add the company behind mobile gaming sensation Clash of Clans to their already massive portfolio.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Tencent is in talks to purchase a majority stake in Supercell from SoftBank Group Corp, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal that would value the Finnish gaming company at $9 billion USD.
When SoftBank purchased a 51% stake in Supercell in 2013, the company was worth $1.53 billion USD. The sale would free up some significant capital for Softbank, which also recently divested around $10 billion worth of Alibaba shares which the Japanese firm acquired as an early investor in the e-commerce company.
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