X3 Holdings Acquiring Xpic Games

Sony Acquires 2.5% Stake in Bandai Namco Holdings

July 31, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Sony Group Corporation agreed to buy 16 million shares of Bandai Namco Holdings for about ¥68 billion (roughly $430 million), taking a 2.5% stake in the company. The investment formalizes a strategic alliance to expand global fan communities and develop IP-driven experiences across gaming, anime and music.

Cinesite Acquires Majority Stake in FX3X

August 31, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Cinesite has acquired a majority stake in FX3X, a long-running visual effects studio with offices in Skopje and Belgrade, to expand its global VFX capacity and creative talent roster. FX3X will continue servicing feature films, streaming and episodic television while partnering with Cinesite to scale operations and introduce a local VFX training program.

GameSquare Holdings Acquires Click Management

September 11, 2025

Media & Entertainment

GameSquare Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAME) agreed to acquire Click Management, a talent and creator management agency, for $8.5 million plus contingent earnouts. The deal is intended to expand GameSquare’s talent management and creator-led offerings, and is expected to be accretive to profitability beginning in 2025.

Coincheck Group N.V. Acquires 3iQ Corp. (Majority Stake) in Stock Deal

February 28, 2026

Financial Services

Coincheck Group N.V., the Nasdaq-listed holding company behind Japan’s Coincheck exchange, has acquired approximately 97% beneficial ownership of Canada-based alternative digital asset manager 3iQ Corp. via a stock purchase agreement with Coincheck’s majority shareholder Monex Group (as seller). The deal closed on February 28, 2026, following a signing announcement on January 8, 2026.

xAI Acquires X (formerly Twitter)

March 29, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Elon Musk's AI company xAI has acquired X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock transaction that values X at $33 billion and xAI at $80 billion. The deal combines xAI's models, data, compute and talent with X's distribution and data to accelerate integration of xAI's Grok chatbot and other AI capabilities into the social platform.

Capcom Acquires Majority Stake in Minimum Studios Co., Ltd.

July 1, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Capcom Co., Ltd. has acquired two-thirds of the issued shares of Minimum Studios Co., Ltd., a Taipei-based 3DCG animation studio, making it a subsidiary. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Capcom's animation and development capabilities to support its game development organization and long-term sales goals.