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Nazara’s Nodwin Gaming acquires AFK Gaming


Nodwin Gaming, a gaming and esports division of India’s Nazara Applied sciences, has acquired AFK Gaming, a gaming and esports media firm.

Mumbai-based Nazara owns Nodwin Gaming, and now AFK Gaming will develop into a totally owned subsidiary of Nodwin Gaming.

This acquisition strengthens Nodwin Gaming’s esports associated content material manufacturing and distribution, and advertising and PR companies capabilities. These capabilities will improve Nodwin Gaming’s choices to manufacturers and publishers, making it a sturdy one-stop-shop for all esports and gaming associated advertising actions and thereby growing the share of pockets of selling budgets for Nodwin Gaming.

The acquisition of 93% of the share capital of AFK Gaming will likely be a mixture of money and inventory swap of NODWIN Gaming shares for a whole consideration of INR 7.6 Crores. 

Nodwin already owned the stability 7% of AFK beforehand. As a part of this transaction, the founders will develop into shareholders of Nodwin Gaming and be built-in into totally different verticals in the Nodwin Gaming ecosystem.

In 2017, Nodwin Gaming led AFK Gaming’s first spherical of funding as a strategic investor, serving to the founders flip their pastime into a enterprise. This acquisition completes the lifecycle of Nodwin’s strategic funding into the corporate, making AFK a 100% subsidiary on shut.

Based in 2012 by Nishant Patel, Rakesh Ramchandran and Siddharth Nayyar, AFK Gaming has been on the forefront of the Indian gaming and esports media business for over a decade.

Other than offering the newest updates from the business via its web site and its specifically curated gaming enterprise e-newsletter Pixel P&L, its company vertical, Max Degree, affords bespoke advertising companies to groups, event organizers, sport publishers and types trying to join with gaming and esports audiences.

This contains marketing campaign administration, IP constructing, content material manufacturing, video modifying, consultancy, social media advertising, influencer packages and public relations and communications as properly. Its clientele contains manufacturers like Asus ROG, CyberPowerPC India, Krafton, Saudi Esports Federation, ESL Faceit Group, The Esports World Cup, Jio Video games, TVS and extra. Max Degree has labored carefully with Nodwin Gaming for a majority of its IPs and white-label options.

Patel will be part of the founders’ workplace to work on strategic initiatives throughout the Nodwin Group, whereas constructing out Pixel P&L as a media product throughout the firm. Ramchandran will likely be a a part of the bigger Nodwin staff, specializing in augmenting the corporate’s means to construct tech led merchandise and Siddharth will proceed to move Max Degree, specializing in prime quality, price environment friendly, advertising and PR companies.


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