Nazara Technologies

Company was valued at Rs 3,441 cr in Nov; has IP rights for events in esports, gaming, music

On Monday, after market hours, Nazara Technologies unveiled a series of strategic investments aimed at solidifying its position in the gaming and entertainment ecosystems

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Gaming and sports media firm Nazara Technologies' board has approved five investments worth Rs 196 crore, including 100 per cent acquisition of stake in Sportskeeda owner firm Absolute Sports, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Of the total Rs 196 crore, Nazara will invest Rs 148 crore in existing subsidiaries, including Sportskeeda, Nodwin Gaming, and Datawrkz, to increase its ownership in them and support their growth. The company will invest Rs 69 crore to purchase shares arising from exercise of ESOPs from the Sportskeeda management to increase its stake to 100 per cent in the company, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. Nazara Technologies board approved investment of Rs 64 crore in its subsidiary Nodwin Gaming. The investment will be done through subscription of optionally convertible preference shares. The funds will support Nodwin's expansion, enhance its intellectual properties (IPs), and strengthen its footprint in emerging markets, according to the ...

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In a regulatory filing on November 27, Nazara's board approved the allotment of 8,959,728 shares at an issue price of Rs 954.27 a share

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Gaming and sports media company Nazara Technologies on Wednesday said its board has approved a preferential equity issue to raise Rs 900 crore. Nazara also announced increasing its stake in Absolute Sports to 91 per cent. The fresh capital will fuel the firm's strategic acquisitions and business expansion, and provide newer growth opportunities, a company statement said. "The preferential equity issue amounting to INR 900 crores will be placed with marquee investors such as SBI Mutual Fund, Junomoneta Finsol (an associate of Plutus Wealth), Think Investments, Discovery Investments, Mithun and Siddharth Sacheti, Cohesion Investments, Chartered Finance and Leasing, Ratnabali Investments and Aamara Capital, further strengthening Nazara's financial foundation for long-term expansion," it said. Nazara acquired an additional 19.35 per cent stake in Absolute Sports, the parent company of Sportskeeda, for Rs 145.5 crores, with 50 per cent of the consideration paid in cash and the remaining

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The uptick in Nazara Technologies share price came after the company announced that it has invested Rs 982 crore in Moonshine Technology, which owns and operates online poker platform PokerBaazi

The shares of Nazara Technologies surged after the company announced that it has acquired a 15.86 per cent stake in STAN for Rs 18.4 crore (or $2.2 million) in an all-cash secondary transaction.

Gaming and e-sports company Nazara Technologies has inked a pact with the government of Telangana to establish an AI centre of excellence (AI CoE) focused on gaming and digital entertainment, a release said on Thursday. The 'Nazara AI CoE' will focus on research, development, and innovation in areas such as gaming, interactive media, gamified learning, and other digital content, leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AI, VR/AR (virtual and augmented reality), blockchain, and Web 3.0. "Nazara Technologies has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana," the release by Nazara said. With the strategic partnership in place, Nazara aims to establish an AI centre of excellence focusing on gaming and digital entertainment, underlining the company's strengths in AI-driven gaming and digital entertainment space, and Telangana as a global hub for AI innovation. "Telangana's proactive approach in fostering industry growth through public-private ...

Nazara Technologies share price moved up after the company joined hands with the Telangana state government to open an artificial intelligence (AI) centre of excellence (CoE)

Gaming and esports company Nazara Technologies on Thursday announced acquisition of Fusebox Games, an IP-based gaming studio in the United Kingdom, for Rs 228 crore in an all-cash deal. Fusebox has 30 employees primary based in the UK. "Nazara Technologies, India's only publicly listed diversified gaming and sports media company, announced the acquisition of Fusebox Games," a release said. Nazara said it will purchase Fusebox for Rs 228 crore in an all-cash transaction. Fusebox publishes interactive story game Love Island' and is developing new games based on popular global TV IPs. For calendar year 2023, the company reported revenue of Rs 87.5 crore with an EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation) of Rs 11.7 crore. According to the release, during calendar year 2024, Fusebox demonstrated strong growth with year-to-date revenue (January - July) at Rs 116.6 crore with an EBITDA of Rs 33.3 crore. "We see a large opportunity in building an IP based global

Nazara Technologies' subsidiary Absolute Sports will acquire all the assets of DeltiasGaming.com, a US gaming and esports content platform, for about Rs 7.5 crore, a release said on Tuesday. DeltiasGaming.com had revenues of USD 575,000 (about Rs 4.8 crore) for 12-month period ended June 2024. Absolute Sports will use its cash reserves to fund the all-cash transaction, to be paid over one or more tranches. The Rs 7.5 crore transaction is set to be closed in the next 45 days. "Absolute Sports, a Nazara Technologies subsidiary and the parent company of Sportskeeda.com, ProFootballNetwork.com and SoapCentral.com, today announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement, subject to closing conditions, to acquire all the assets of DeltiasGaming.com," the release said. With this acquisition, Absolute Sports, which already serves a large gaming audience with its flagship brand Sportskeeda.com, aims to deepen its presence in the gaming and esports media publishing sector in the US ..

Nazara Technologies on Wednesday informed that two of its subsidiaries have received show cause notice and intimation for GST liability adding up to nearly Rs 1,120 crore. Openplay Technologies has received a show cause notice from the Director General of GST Intelligence, Kolkata for a proposed liability of Rs 845.72 crore, while in case of another subsidiary -- Halaplay Technologies -- the liability amounts to Rs 274.21 crore. Both the claims are for the period from 2017-18 to 2022-23. The two subsidiaries are reviewing the notices with their legal counsels and tax advisors to determine their future course of action, Nazara said in a BSE filing. "We wish to inform you of the following developments related to ongoing GST matters of the gaming industry on behalf of our subsidiaries...Openplay Technologies...received a show cause notice on 16th July 2024 under Section 74(1) of the CGST Act, 2017, and the State SGST Act, 2017, from the Director General of GST Intelligence, Kolkata fo

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