According to the terms of the agreement, Atari will control approximately 82 % of the actions in circulation and votes of Thunderful Group through a new issuance of ordinary titles whose total amount will be 50 million Swedish crowns, which become about 4.5 million euros. This morning the action of Thunderful Group was quoted at 0.64 Swedish crowns, and when it has been known that Atari will pay 0.15 Swedish crowns for each of the new shares, the company's assessment has collapsed about 60 %.
The operation has received the unanimous support of the Board of Directors of Thunderful Group as well as that of its two main shareholders, Owe Bergsten and Brjann Sigurgeirson, which in a combined way control 29.9 % of the capital and voting rights. Both have already committed to vote in favor of the purchase at an extraordinary general meeting that will take place on August 28. If, as everything seems to indicate the transaction, it is approved, Atari hopes to finance the operation with its own resources or use an Irarata loan, the holding of Wade Rosen, president and executive director of the company.
In recent years Thunderful Group has lived a growth process that has ended very badly. For example, in 2021 he bought the Madrid study Stage Clear Studios that closed in 2024. Also in 2021 he took the editor Headup in exchange for 11 million euros and a few months ago sold it to its founder for 500,000 euros. A situation similar to that of JUMPHIP, the study responsible for Somerville that it acquired in 2022 and also returned to its founder. This erratic trajectory ended with a change of management equipment and a restructuring that eliminated 20 % of a template composed of 525 employees.
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For Atari, the purchase of Thunderful Group means increasing its capacity for distribution and development of games in Europe. This operation adds to others such as the acquisition of Digital Eclipse and Nightdive Studios or the Intellivision brand. In recent years the company has also resurrected Infogrames, an editorial seal with more than 40 years of history.