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UPDATE 2-China's Tencent buys 'Clash of Clans' maker Supercell for $8.6 bln

June 22, 2016

BEIJING/ HELSINKI/ TOKYO, June 21- China's biggest gaming group Tencent Holdings Ltd is to buy a majority stake in' Clash of Clans' mobile game maker Supercell from SoftBank Group Corp in a deal valued at roughly $8.6 billion. Finnish mobile games maker Supercell will now have Tencent's backing as it pushes more aggressively into China's online gaming market.

Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/21/reuters-america-update-2-chinas-tencent-buys-clash-of-clans-maker-supercell-for-86-bln.html
 
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