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Take-Two to acquire Gearbox for $460M in stock; closes in Q1 FY2025
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
- Purchase price of $460M paid entirely in newly issued Take-Two common stock.
- Acquisition expected to close in first quarter of FY2025 (ending June 30, 2024).
- Gearbox owns Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Homeworld, Risk of Rain, Brothers in Arms, Duke Nukem IPs.
- Gearbox has 6 projects in development including 5 sequels and 1 new IP; next Borderlands installment in active development.
- Gearbox will operate as a 2K studio led by Founder/CEO Randy Pitchford; studios in Texas, Montreal, Quebec.