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What does this mean?
Well, there are two primary options.
1.) Clearlake is buying THQ with the intention of running them as a normal publisher. THQ was not a profitable entity, so this might be incredibly unlikely. It's not entirely impossible however.
2.) Clearlake is buying THQ with the intention of selling off their assets at a later date. By funding THQ until they get through bankruptcy court, THQ's debt is removed, allowing the assets (or the company as a whole) to be sold off without having their studios shut down and have key staff leave. This means that their IPs and studios are more valuable than they would be otherwise, and that Clearlake got to buy them at a relatively cheap price since the $100+ million in debt that got added on to the cost is no longer there, thus meaning any asset sales would likely net a profit.
Note: Technically there is a 30 day window in which other companies can outbid Clearlake and buy THQ.
One of our resident financial experts who actually follows the company weighs in:
Originally Posted by zomgbbqftw: View Post
It is impossible, there is no way that Clearlake keep hold of THQ, it's just not their business model.
The two options are:
1. Clearlake load up the new subsidiary, THQ, with preferential debt and sell them as a whole company to the highest bidder.
2. Clearlake break up the company and sell the assets one by one after signing sweetheart deals with key talent.
Of these two, the second option is the most likely. |
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发表于 2012-12-20 10:53
