STOCKHOLM ¨C Japan¡¯s Sega Sammy Holdings has extended the acceptance period for its offer to buy Finland¡¯s Rovio Entertainment pending competition agency approvals, the companies said on Friday.
Sega Sammy in April made a €706 million ($770 million) bid for its Nordic peer to bolster its mobile gaming business.
¡°Certain competition authority approval processes are still pending and will not be completed within the initial offer period,¡± the two companies said in a joint statement.
¡°Pending the approvals, the Offeror has decided to extend the offer period for the Offer to expire on Aug. 7,¡± they said.
The initial expiry date was July 3.
The companies said they still expected to complete the deal in the third quarter.
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