As part of an international legal team coordinated by US law firm Latham & Watkins, we advised video game publisher Miniclip on Polish aspects of its purchase of 100% of shares in mobile game developer Easybrain.
In over 20 years in business, our client has built up an extensive customer base in more than 195 countries and has at least 800 games in its portfolio. In a USD 1.2 billion deal, it has acquired from the Embracer Group a company that develops puzzle games such as Sudoku.com, Nonogram.com and Art Puzzle. The products created by Easybrain were popular with users and generated high advertising revenue, which aligns perfectly with Miniclip's strategic vision of engaging a wide audience of gamers and providing them with a unique entertainment experience.
The transaction is expected to be closed in the first months of 2025, once the necessary regulatory approvals have been obtained.
The project was handled by a multidisciplinary team of DZP lawyers coordinated by Margarita Kobojek and Maciej Zajda, and composed of Katarzyna Biarda and Maciej Goszczyk from the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Practice, Katarzyna Zwierz-Wilkocka and Zuzanna Gaczyńska from the Labour and Social Security Law Practice, Michał Nita from the IP&TMT Practice and Julia Łysik from the Real Estate Practice.