The ProSiebenSat.1 Group is strengthening its games business by acquiring the online and mobile games publisher Aeria Games Europe via its subsidiary ProSiebenSat.1 Games. The agreement comprises the company’s European headquarter in Berlin, all international game licenses for PC and certain successful mobile games licenses. The vendor is Aeria Games Europe's parent company, Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc. in the USA, one of the world’s leading games publishers and developers.
The transaction is subject to approval by the competent merger control authorities.
The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP acts as legal advisor on the transaction.
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group was advised by partners Dr. Martin Erhardt (corporate, Munich) (lead), Dr. Thomas Kleinheisterkamp (tax, Munich), Dr. Alexander Rinne (competition law, Munich) and Russell J. Kestenbaum (tax, New York), also by special counsel Dr. Michael Pujol (corporate, Munich) and Dr. Andreas J. Boos (competition law, Munich), as well as associates Christina Correll (corporate, Munich) and Dr. Matthias Schell (tax, Munich).
