Ubisoft shares spike higher on buyout report
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** Shares in Ubisoft UBIP.PA spike higher, up 32%; set for biggest one-day jump on record
** Bloomberg News reports Tencent 0700.HK and Guillemot family are reportedly considering a buyout of the company
** Shares had dropped to almost 11-year low last week after guidance cut, delay to Assassin's Creed video game
** Ubisoft's idea is to give up on diversification and sell out to someone who doesn't master their specialties, analyst Charles-Louis Planade from Midcap Partners pointed out
** "Ubisoft is clearly a unique asset in the sector, and other major players have tried to penetrate the open world action/adventure genre that Ubisoft has mastered, which remains one of the most lucrative", he added, citing EA and Google as examples
** Ubisoft shares down 42% YTD, even after Friday's rally
Reporting by Samuel Indyk and Leo Marchandon, editing by Alun John
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