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Tencent to Invest in Japanese Publishing Company Kadokawa to Strengthen Cooperation in Animation and Gaming Intellectual Property

Nov 01, 2021
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(Source: Funimation News)

Tencent announced on October 29 that it will acquire a 6.86% stake in Kadokawa for 30 billion yen($263 million) via its subsidiary Sixjoy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent in Hong Kong. After the acquisition, the Chinese tech conglomerate will become Kadokawa’s third-largest shareholder.

This is Tencent’s largest investment i…

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