Para mi, quien la hizó no tenia ni la más minima idea de que va la cosa
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Atari anunció ayer la venta del estudio Humongous Entertainment a su principal accionista, Infogrames Entertainment por unos 10,3 millones de dólares. Los activos de Humongous consisten básicamente en propiedad intelectual, inventario y derechos de licencias. La operación también garantiza a Atari los derechos exclusivos para distribuir los productos de Humongous en EEUU, Canadá y México hasta el día 31 de marzo de 2006.
El consejero delegado de Atari, Bruno Bonnell, declaró: "Seguimos ejecutando nuestras iniciativas estratégicas preparadas previamente y reforzando la situación financiera de Atari. Mientras reajustamos las operaciones de la empresa y nos centramos en el control de costes, seguimos comprometidos en desarrollar juegos de gran calidad que atraigan tanto al gran público como a los jugones más veteranos. Esta transacción contribuye significativamente en nuestros recursos de cara al lanzamiento de nuestros principales títulos en la temporada navideña y amplía nuestras opciones para desarrollar nuevos títulos, de forma que en último término también mejoramos el valor del accionista."
El consejero delegado de Atari, Bruno Bonnell, declaró: "Seguimos ejecutando nuestras iniciativas estratégicas preparadas previamente y reforzando la situación financiera de Atari. Mientras reajustamos las operaciones de la empresa y nos centramos en el control de costes, seguimos comprometidos en desarrollar juegos de gran calidad que atraigan tanto al gran público como a los jugones más veteranos. Esta transacción contribuye significativamente en nuestros recursos de cara al lanzamiento de nuestros principales títulos en la temporada navideña y amplía nuestras opciones para desarrollar nuevos títulos, de forma que en último término también mejoramos el valor del accionista."
La cosa es que Atari es una marca de Infogrames y no son empresas separadas, sino que atari es la división euroamericana de Infogrames.
Infogrames Holdings en su web tampoco lo deja muy claro:
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INFOGRAMES ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES
HUMONGOUS INC’ ASSETS
Lyon, France, August 26, 2005 – Infogrames Entertainment has announced its acquisition of the assets of Humongous Inc, from Atari, Inc (93.7%). and Atari Interactive (6.3%), including rights to the characters and themes of highly popular US family and children games such as the Backyard Sports franchise, Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, etc.
The change in ownership is part of a general corporate strategy aimed at streamlining the operations of Infogrames and its US subsidiary and at reassigning some of the Group’s activities. Under the acquisition agreement, which treats the transaction as a contribution in kind, Infogrames Entertainment becomes the sole owner of all Humongous Inc. shares.
“This transfer is part of an effort to refocus our operations announced several months ago by the Group. Our purpose is simply to extend the reach of the Humongous line by working with international partners on new developments and new software formats,” commented Infogrames Entertainment chairman Bruno Bonnell.
The transferred assets have a value of € 9,032,782.97 and will be paid for with 6,229,505 new Infogrames Entertainment shares (a 3.3-percent increase in capital), based on the stock’s average trading price of € 1.45 over the three days immediately preceding the signature of the agreement. The value of the assets was independently appraised (by a Commissaire aux Apports), as required by article L. 225-147 of the French Commercial Code.
The share issue was approved by the Infogrames board of directors on August 22, under the authority granted to it by resolution 11 of the shareholders’ meeting of January 19, 2005. There is no lock-up period and the new shares may be freely traded. Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to trading as of August 31, 2005.
About Infogrames Entertainment and Atari:
Infogrames Entertainment (IESA), the parent company of the Atari Group, is listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (ISIN code: FR-0000052573) and has two principal subsidiaries: Atari Europe, a privately-held company, and Atari, Inc., a United States corporation listed on NASDAQ (ATAR).
The Atari Group is a major international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for all market segments and in all existing game formats (Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony) and on CD-ROM for PCs. Its games are sold in more than 60 countries.
The Atari Group’s extensive catalog of popular games is based on original franchises (Driver, Alone in the Dark, V- Rally,, Test Drive, Roller Coaster Tycoon, etc.) and international licenses (Matrix, Dragon Ball Z, Donjons & Dragons…).
For more information: http://www.atari.com
Cécile SORNAY – Tel : + 33 (4) 37 64 30 00 – Fax : + 33 (4) 37 64 30 35 cecile.sornay@atari.com
Philippe DUJARDIN – Tel : 33 (4) 37 64 30 00 – Fax : + 33 (4) 37 64 30 35 philippe.dujardin@atari.com
HUMONGOUS INC’ ASSETS
Lyon, France, August 26, 2005 – Infogrames Entertainment has announced its acquisition of the assets of Humongous Inc, from Atari, Inc (93.7%). and Atari Interactive (6.3%), including rights to the characters and themes of highly popular US family and children games such as the Backyard Sports franchise, Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, etc.
The change in ownership is part of a general corporate strategy aimed at streamlining the operations of Infogrames and its US subsidiary and at reassigning some of the Group’s activities. Under the acquisition agreement, which treats the transaction as a contribution in kind, Infogrames Entertainment becomes the sole owner of all Humongous Inc. shares.
“This transfer is part of an effort to refocus our operations announced several months ago by the Group. Our purpose is simply to extend the reach of the Humongous line by working with international partners on new developments and new software formats,” commented Infogrames Entertainment chairman Bruno Bonnell.
The transferred assets have a value of € 9,032,782.97 and will be paid for with 6,229,505 new Infogrames Entertainment shares (a 3.3-percent increase in capital), based on the stock’s average trading price of € 1.45 over the three days immediately preceding the signature of the agreement. The value of the assets was independently appraised (by a Commissaire aux Apports), as required by article L. 225-147 of the French Commercial Code.
The share issue was approved by the Infogrames board of directors on August 22, under the authority granted to it by resolution 11 of the shareholders’ meeting of January 19, 2005. There is no lock-up period and the new shares may be freely traded. Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to trading as of August 31, 2005.
About Infogrames Entertainment and Atari:
Infogrames Entertainment (IESA), the parent company of the Atari Group, is listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (ISIN code: FR-0000052573) and has two principal subsidiaries: Atari Europe, a privately-held company, and Atari, Inc., a United States corporation listed on NASDAQ (ATAR).
The Atari Group is a major international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for all market segments and in all existing game formats (Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony) and on CD-ROM for PCs. Its games are sold in more than 60 countries.
The Atari Group’s extensive catalog of popular games is based on original franchises (Driver, Alone in the Dark, V- Rally,, Test Drive, Roller Coaster Tycoon, etc.) and international licenses (Matrix, Dragon Ball Z, Donjons & Dragons…).
For more information: http://www.atari.com
Cécile SORNAY – Tel : + 33 (4) 37 64 30 00 – Fax : + 33 (4) 37 64 30 35 cecile.sornay@atari.com
Philippe DUJARDIN – Tel : 33 (4) 37 64 30 00 – Fax : + 33 (4) 37 64 30 35 philippe.dujardin@atari.com
Investigué un poco más y resulta que Humongous Inc fué comprada por GT interactiove y esta a la vez fué adquirida por Infogrames... ha sido una mangoneada rara. De hecho ni sé para que ha servido. SI alguien puede explicarla, que lo haga
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