SEOUL: South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp said on Monday it agreed to buy 100per cent of Hong Kong-based social casino game company SpinX Games for US$2.19 billion.
Netmarble acquired SpinX through its holding company based in the Cayman Islands, in an effort to diversify its game portfolios and strengthen global business competitiveness, it said in a regulatory filing.SpinX, established in 2014, offers casino game mobile apps such as"Cash Frenzy" and reported a 328.9 billion won revenue as of end-second quarter of this year, ranking third out of firms in the global mobile social casino genre, Netmarble said.
Netmarble is backed by Tencent, which holds a 17.5per cent stake in the South Korean game company, the third-largest stake after those of founder Bang Jun-hyuk and CJ ENM.
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