Modern Times Group to acquire Plarium Global from Aristocrat Leisure for $820m.

Modern Times Group, an international gaming group, agreed to acquire Plarium Global, a video game developer and publisher, from Aristocrat Leisure, an Australian gambling machine manufacturer, for $820m. "I am proud and excited to welcome Plarium to MTG in this transformative deal, which elevates MTG into a leading European gaming group. In Plarium, we have found a great partner to evolve and accelerate together. They bring an exciting and highly successful portfolio of live games spearheaded by RAID: Shadow Legends, an exceptional evergreen mid-core IP, to our line-up. The studio also has three additional strong live games, and an exciting new games pipeline in both the mid-core and the casual segments, which creates healthy optionality for future growth," Maria Redin, MTG Group President and CEO.