Ubisoft, the owner of the popular game Assassin’s Creed Shadows, announced it had appointed advisors to look at “strategic” options for a potential buyout deal. View on euronews

Ubisoft, a French video game maker, revealed that it had appointed advisors to pursue transformational capitalistic and strategic options. The company had previously revealed that its founding family was considering a potential buyout.

Ubisoft has appointed advisors to review various "strategic and capitalistic options" following previously initiated

With now two delays for Assassin’s Creed Shadows and intensifying rumors of a sale, Ubisoft is in a tumultuous period. Now, the company is looking for external assistance, as it has hired advisors to explore “capitalistic options” to best suit the future of the company and deliver value to shareholders.

A potential buyout by a majority of Ubisoft's investors has officials for the French game publisher looking for ways to maximize value for shareholders.

In the first question of the call's Q&A portion, Duguet and CEO Yves Guillemot were asked about the company's statement on the new options it's considering. As Guillemot repeated

French video game maker Ubisoft (OTCPK:UBSFY) said it has hired advisers to review its strategic options. "Ubisoft announced today that it has appointed leading advisors to review and pursue various transformational strategic and capitalistic options to extract the best value for stakeholders,