Apr 21, 2021 10:13:00

Information that Microsoft's acquisition of 1 trillion yen Discord has ended unsuccessfully

Regarding the acquisition of Discord by Microsoft, which was said to be completed in April 2021 at the earliest, it is reported that the Discord side declined the proposal of 12 billion dollars (about 1.3 trillion yen) by Microsoft and the negotiations have ended.

Discord Is Said to Reject Microsoft's $ 12 Billion Offer --Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-20/chat-app-discord-is-said-to-end-takeover-talks-with-microsoft

It was in late March 2021 that the information that the video chat tool Discord was looking for a place to sell was released.

It is reported that Discord is looking for a seller for over 1 trillion yen --GIGAZINE

By this time, there were already multiple buyers, and after that, it turned out that Microsoft was the leading one. The acquisition negotiations were expected to be completed by April 2021 at the earliest.

Microsoft's acquisition of Discord is reported to be completed as early as April-GIGAZINE

However, according to information obtained from the news site Bloomberg from the people concerned, Discord did not accept the terms of 12 billion dollars (about 1.3 trillion yen) by Microsoft, and the negotiations ended unsuccessfully. Other than Microsoft, Epic Games and Amazon.com were the negotiators, according to the person.