(Reuters) – Israeli gaming firm Playtika Holding Corp said on Thursday it offered to buy Finnish game maker Rovio, best known for its “Angry Birds” franchise, for 683 million euros ($683 million) in a sweetened all-cash deal.
The offer price of 9.08 euros per share represents a premium of about 60% to Rovio’s close of trading on Jan. 19.
Rovio did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Playtika’s offer is roughly 40 million euros more than its previous offer in November.
Shares of Playtika were down 4.7%.
The latest offer comes as the gaming industry is going through a round of consolidation. Last year, Microsoft offered to buy Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, while Sony Interactive Entertainment said it would acquire Bungie Inc, the original creator of the “Halo” videogame, in a deal valued at $3.6 billion.
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(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
