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Koch Media acquires Vertigo Games for €50m

The acquisition includes all segments of Vertigo Games’ business, as well as all intellectual property rights. Line-up will stay the same and act as an independent content provider for Koch Media.

We have been monitoring the VR market over the past years very closely. We feel that now is the right time to extend our groups activities into this amazing and fast growing sector. I am sure that we are only at the beginning of the technological development of VR and what it offers players around the globe. We are delighted that with the acquisition of Vertigo Games, leading VR experts are joining our group. Together, we will push the boundaries of VR gaming even further, combining our strong global development and publishing network with their specialized VR games expertise.

Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, Koch Media’s CEO

Koch Media GmbH – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Embracer Group AB, has announced it fully acquiring Vertigo Games for €50m in cash and stock. This deal comes after this year’s acquisition of Voxler and last year’s acquisition of Milestone S.r.L by Koch Media, as well as February’s acquisition of Saber Interactive by the Embracer Group.

Vertigo Games is a multi-platform VR entertainment company with offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2008, the company focuses on development and publishing, both for home entertainment as well as location-based-entertainment. Vertigo Games is officially partnered with all major VR platform providers and acts as a cross-platform publisher and developer in the VR market. It is best known as the developer of the early VR hit Arizona Sunshine.

In Koch Media we have found a partner that is just as eager to push the boundaries of gaming, which we will be pursuing even more than before through opportunities for cooperation between the companies.

Richard Stitselaar, the CEO of Vertigo Games

Vertigo Games will receive €40 million in cash and a further €10 million in newly issued B shares. The deal also includes targets around earnings and product releases over the next ten years. If fulfilled, the total value of the deal could rise by a further €65 million — €25 million in cash, and €40 million in B shares. The company’s 2020/2021 lineup includes six releases among which is Vertigo Studios’ upcoming VR action shooter game After the Fall.

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