JetSynthesys part exits Pune-based Nautilus Mobile after Krafton buys majority stake for ₹118 cr
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. South Korean gaming giant Krafton will acquire a controlling stake in Pune-based Nautilus Mobile for ₹118 crore and the transaction is expected to give JetSynthesys a part exit.
Post this transaction, Adar Poonawalla and Sachin Tendulkar-backed JetSynthesys will remain a significant minority investor in the company and continue to work with Nautilus Mobile on strategically important areas, especially in Esports, the company said in the statement. As per the deal terms, Krafton will hold about a 75% stake in Nautilus and employee Esops constituting a 6% stake with the remaining held by JetSynthesys.
This marks Krafton’s first control deal in India while it has already invested in other Indian companies such as e-sports firm Nodwin Gaming—a subsidiary of the publicly-listed Nazara Technologies, audio streaming platform Kuku FM, and content platform Pratilipi in a bid to diversify its offerings beyond gaming. Read more: Nazara & Friends: Why Nitish Mittersain wants cash for his M&A train “India can be an even larger talent provider in terms of gaming development so we have a sizeable team here.
We wanted to build development capacity from India and identified Nautilus as one of the best in the country," Krafton India’s CEO Sean Sohn told Mint in an interview. However, this is not the first time Krafton is investing in Nautilus.
The South-Korean maker of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) and distributor of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) earlier invested about ₹40.5 crore in 2022, nearly two years after Indian digital entertainment and technology firm JetSynthesys acquired a 100% stake in Nautilus Mobile. “As an existing investor in Nautilus Mobile, we have witnessed the companys’
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