ESL Gaming og FACEIT solgt til Saudi-støttede Savvy Gaming Group for 13,4 milliarder kroner

Det har nå blitt offisielt annonsert at Savvy Gaming Group, en grippe som får sin primære støtte fra Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, skal kjøpe hele ESL Gaming og FACEIT for en samlet pris på 1,5 milliarder dollar (13,4 milliarder kroner). Selve avtalen betyr at de to tilsammen blir "den ultimate plattformen for kompetitiv gaming". De har ennå ikke fått handelen godkjent, men det forventes å skje i løpet av årets andre kvartal.

I en pressemelding sendt til Gamereactor fremgår det at ESLs infrastruktur skal kombineres med FACEITs "best-in-class tools for competitive games" om å skape et slags e-sportskonglomerat:

"Our mission remains unchanged: to create a world where everybody can be somebody. Our merger with FACEIT, along with the backing of SGG, will give us more know-how, capabilities, and resources than ever before to deliver on this vision. Whether you are competing or watching, doing so socially or at a professional level, every stage of the pathway will be improved through this merger. For gamers, publishers, and partners, this is a hugely exciting proposition, to be able to take everyone on the journey from your first step into competition to playing on the biggest esports stages globally," sier Craig Levine, ESL's CEO.