THQ Nordic Acquires Koch Media, Parent Company of Deep Silver

In a further reminder of how much cash they have, THQ Nordic has announced they’ve wholly acquired Koch Media, the parent company of Deep Silver.

Here’s a rundown on Koch Media, via the press release:

Koch Media is a leading, independent producer and marketer of digital entertainment products in Europe and North America with studios in Germany, the UK, and the US, and offices in several Central and Northern European cities. Koch Media’s business consists of three business areas; 1) Games, which are mainly published under the Deep Silver label with several AAA-intellectual property rights such as Saints RowDead Island and Metro; 2) Partner Publishing, which is the leading company in this business area in Europe and 3) Film, which is a business within movies for primarily the German and Italian speaking territories. Koch Media generated net sales of approximately SEK 2,548 million and Adjusted EBIT of approximately SEK 296 million for the period April – December 2017.

“Koch Media has a long history of profitability despite losses incurred from some less successful game releases,” THQ Nordic CEO Lars Wingefors said. “THQ Nordic is convinced that the development studios of Deep Silver as part of THQ Nordic will successfully deliver at least four ongoing AAA game projects including Metro Exodus as well as the next Volition Studio AAA release and the next Dambuster Studio AAA release, together with a number of other game development and publishing titles.”

Koch Media CEO Dr. Klemens Kundratitz chimed in as well: “I strongly believe that THQ Nordic is a great strategic fit with Koch Media. In addition to having long experience within games development and publishing, THQ Nordic has the skills, willingness and capital to deliver growth in the future.”

Deep Silver acquired a bunch of the old THQ properties like Dead Island and Saints Row after that company went bankrupt, so THQ Nordic acquiring them means those franchises are back under the THQ banner once again.

Their previous acquisitions included the Biomutant developer Experiment 101, as well as Black Forest Games. What are your thoughts on THQ Nordic growing rapidly? Sound off in the comments below!

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