According to anonymous sources close to Bloomberg, there are several companies that are looking to potentially purchase Ubisoft. Some of these potential buyers include the world's biggest private equity firms such as Blackston Inc. and KKR & Co.
Bloomberg says that, at least so far, Ubisoft has not yet entered into serious negotiations with any of the potential buyers. A similar report over the weekend by Kotaku says that some parts of Ubisoft have been audited in recent years in anticipation of a potential sale. However, audits are also rather common for companies, regardless of being sold off or not, in an effort to be more profitable for the future.
Kotaku's report also remarks that current and former Ubisoft employees say the studio is experiencing "ongoing production struggles." Stock prices for Ubisoft have also dropped significantly in recent years from about $110 per share in mid-2018 to just over $40 today.
In Ubisoft's latest earnings call, CEO Yves Guillemot said that the company was open to reviewing any offers being made to buy the studio. However, he stopped short of saying whether or not they had been approached by any buyers.
Back in 2017, Vivendi neared a hostile takeover of Ubisoft, having purchased 25% of Ubisoft's stock. In March 2018, the Guillemot family acquired back most of the stock that Vivendi had previously owned, with some of it being sold to Tencent.
