Sumo Group plc
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| Traded as | LSE: SUMO |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | December 2017 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , England |
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| Owner | Tencent (10%) |
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| 🌐 Website | sumogroupplc.com |
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Sumo Group plc is a British video game holding company based in Sheffield. It was formed in December 2017 as the parent company for Sumo Digital and Atomhawk, followed by its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange later that month. Sumo Group's other subsidiaries are Pipeworks Studios (acquired in September 2020) and Secret Mode, a publisher established in March 2021.
History[edit]
Sumo Digital was founded in 2003 by Carl Cavers, Paul Porter, Darren Mills and James North-Hearn, four members of the defunct Infogrames Studios [1] Sumo Digital was acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment in March 2008.[2] In November 2014, Cavers, Porter, Mills and Chris Stockwell completed a management buyout of the studio.[3]
Sumo Group was formed in December 2017 for a forthcoming initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange, which took place later that month.[4][5] In November 2019, Tencent acquired 15 million shares of Sumo Group for a 10% stake in the company.[6] Pipeworks Studios was acquired in October 2020.[7] In 2021, Sumo Group announced the launch of Secret Mode, a publisher.[8]
Subsidiaries[edit]
- Atomhawk
- Atomhawk UK
- Atomhawk Canada
- Pipeworks Studios
- Secret Mode
- Sumo Digital
- Lab 42
- PixelAnt
- Red Kite Games
- Sumo Lemington
- Sumo Newcastle
- Sumo Nottingham
- Sumo Pune
- Sumo Sheffield
- Sumo Warrington
- The Chinese Room
References[edit]
- ↑ MCV Staff (4 September 2017). "Interview: Paul Porter, Sumo Digital". MCV.
- ↑ Boyes, Emma (17 August 2007). "Foundation 9 wrestles with Sumo Digital". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rose, Mike (11 November 2014). "Sumo Digital has separated from its parent company". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Shead, Sam (18 December 2017). "A UK gaming studio involved with Forza and Hitman is set to IPO at £145 million". Business Insider.
- ↑ Dunkley, Daniel (8 October 2017). "Games designers line up £150m float". The Times.
- ↑ Batchelor, James (15 November 2019). "Tencent buying 10% of Sumo Group". gamesindustry.biz.
- ↑ "Sumo Group acquires Pipeworks for $100m". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ Kerr, Chris (11 March 2021). "Sumo Group launches Secret Mode to publish in-house and indie projects". www.gamasutra.com.
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