WVT assists Funcom with the voluntary offer by Tencent

Tencent the Chinese conglomerate has succesfully made a voluntary offer for purchase of all shares in Funcom SE at a price of NOK 17 per share, corresponding to an aggregate valuation of Funcom of approximately NOK 1.3 billion. Tencent already owns approximately 29% of the shares in Funcom through a subsidiary, and has put forward the offer through this subsidiary. The Board of Funcom has unanimously recommended the offer.

Tencent is a Chinese conglomerate providing a number of various services and products, including within games, social media and entertainment. Tencent is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Funcom is a leading developer of internet based computer games, and
has published games such as Anarchy Online, The Secret World, Conan Unconquered
and Conan Exiles. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

The formal offer has been made through an
offer document published in February 2020