Playtika Agrees to $25 Million Minority Investment in Mobile Gaming Company Ace Games
November 21 2022 - 09:00AM
GlobeNewswire Inc.
Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: PLTK) ("Playtika"), a mobile gaming
entertainment and technology market leader with a portfolio of top
casual titles, today announced execution of an agreement for a $25
million minority investment in Turkish mobile gaming company Ace
Games (“Ace”). Ace is the developer of Fiona’s Farm, a free-to-play
innovative casual mobile game that expertly and uniquely combines
the mechanics of Match-3, farming, decoration, and narrative-driven
games into one immersive mobile gaming experience for players.
Ace was founded in 2020 by its Chief Executive Officer, Hakan
Bas, co-founder of Peak Games, the developer of Toy Blast and Toon
Blast (sold for $1.8 billion). It is led by an experienced and
talented team of industry veterans from companies like Dream Games
and Playrix, and the team has a proven track record in the mobile
casual gaming space.
“Our investment in Ace Games is an important milestone in the
execution of our new games investment strategy as Playtika
continues to seek exposure to high-growth potential game IP in
cost-effective ways,” said Robert Antokol, Chief Executive Officer
of Playtika. “The talented team at Ace has built a best-in-class
and innovative product on the ‘Match-3 and Meta’ game model.
Playtika can greatly complement Ace with our LiveOps and Digital
Studio capabilities, leveraging our enhanced monetization and game
operations leadership in mobile gaming.”
“Playtika has an unrivaled reputation for delivering superior
in-game experiences, scaling mobile games to global dominance in
their respective categories,” said Hakan Bas, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of Ace. “We are excited to be teaming up with
Playtika as an investor and partner that will help us continue to
grow this title, and possibly others, into leading mobile game
franchises.”
About Playtika Holding Corp. Playtika is a
mobile gaming entertainment and technology market leader with a
portfolio of multiple game titles. Founded in 2010, Playtika was
among the first to offer free-to-play social games on social
networks and, shortly after, on mobile platforms. Headquartered
in Herzliya, Israel, and guided by a mission to entertain the world
through infinite ways to play, Playtika has employees across
offices worldwide.
About Ace Games Ace Games is a next generation
global mobile gaming studio with a novel approach to the casual
gaming genre. Founded in 2020 by Hakan Bas (Co-Founder of Peak
Games, acquired by Zynga) and backed by NfX and Actera, the company
is currently working on the global launch of its Match-3 game –
Fiona’s Farm – with a unique triple layer meta gameplay. Ace is
headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey and powered by a
multi-generational approach with the aim to become a true
interactive gaming powerhouse.
Forward Looking Information In this press
release, we make “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from estimates or projections contained in the
forward-looking statements include without limitation:
- our reliance on third-party platforms, such as the iOS App
Store, Facebook, and Google Play Store, to distribute our games and
collect revenues, and the risk that such platforms may adversely
change their policies;
- our reliance on a limited number of games to generate the
majority of our revenue;
- our reliance on a small percentage of total users to generate a
majority of our revenue;
- our free-to-play business model, and the value of virtual items
sold in our games, is highly dependent on how we manage the game
revenues and pricing models;
- our inability to complete acquisitions and integrate any
acquired businesses successfully could limit our growth or disrupt
our plans and operations;
- our inability to enhance the monetization and game operations
in our investments;
- we may be unable to successfully develop new games;
- our ability to compete in a highly competitive industry with
low barriers to entry;
- we have significant indebtedness and are subject to the
obligations and restrictive covenants under our debt
instruments;
- legal or regulatory restrictions or proceedings could adversely
impact our business and limit the growth of our operations;
- risks related to our international operations and ownership,
including our significant operations in Israel, Ukraine and Belarus
and the fact that our controlling stockholder is a Chinese-owned
company;
- our reliance on key personnel;
- the closing conditions in the agreement are not met or our
inability to complete the investment for any reason;
- security breaches or other disruptions could compromise our
information or our players’ information and expose us to liability;
and
- our inability to protect our intellectual property and
proprietary information could adversely impact our business.
Additional factors that may cause future events and actual
results, financial or otherwise, to differ, potentially materially,
from those discussed in or implied by the forward-looking
statements include the risks and uncertainties discussed in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we
believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future
results, levels of activity, performance or events and
circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be
achieved or occur, and reported results should not be considered as
an indication of future performance. Given these risks and
uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements.
Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements for any reason to conform these
statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
Media Contact:Darlan
Monterisidarlanm@playtika.com
Investor Contact:David
Niedermandavidni@playtika.com
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