In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u00ab summary of the operation \u00bb below, containing the information provided by the parties.<\/p>\n
This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation.<\/p>\n
The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented.<\/p>\n
Names of the companies and groups concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nature of the operation:<\/strong><\/p>\n Economic sectors concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:<\/strong><\/p>\n NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration project consisting of the acquisition of exclusive indirect control by the company \u00ab Saudi Electronic Gaming Holding Company \u00bb, through its subsidiary \u00ab East Gate Games Investment Company \u00bb, of the companies \u00ab Moonton Holdings Limited \u00bb and \u00ab Shanghai Mutong Technology Co., Ltd. \u00bb, by acquiring 100% of their capital and voting rights, as well as those of their respective subsidiaries.<\/p>\n \u00ab East Gate Games \u00bb is a Saudi limited liability company, established in January 2026, and registered under number 7053452103, 100% owned by the company \u00ab Saudi Electronic Gaming Holding Company \u00bb, headquartered in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a special purpose vehicle created for the purpose of this operation.<\/p>\n \u00ab Saudi Electronic Gaming Holding Company \u00bb is a Saudi company, established in November 2021, and registered under number 1010758131, with its headquarters at Building 1.09, King Abdullah Financial District, Al Aqeeq District, Riyadh 13519, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a holding company 100% owned by the \u00ab Public Investment Fund \u00bb, whose main activity is to invest in companies specialized in the development, marketing, and publishing of games for mobile devices, and to manage them.<\/p>\n \u00ab Moonton Holdings Limited \u00bb is a company based in the Cayman Islands, established in November 2017, and registered under number 329066, with its headquarters at P.O. Box 31119, Grand Pavilion, Hibiscus Way, 802 West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, KY1-1205, Cayman Islands.<\/p>\n \u00ab Shanghai Mutong Technology Co., Ltd \u00bb is a Chinese company, established in January 2014, and registered under number 91310101091821567U, with its headquarters at Room 810, No. 655 Yinxiang Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, China.<\/p>\n The target group is mainly active globally in the development and publishing of games for mobile devices, as well as in related activities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Done in Rabat, April 16, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u00ab summary of the operation \u00bb below, containing the information provided by the parties. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented. Names of the companies and groups concerned: The direct acquirer: company \u00ab East Gate Games Investment Company \u00bb; The indirect acquirer: company \u00ab Saudi Electronic Gaming Holding Company \u00bb; The targets: companies \u00ab Moonton Holdings Limited \u00bb and \u00ab Shanghai Mutong Technology Co., Ltd. \u00bb and their subsidiaries. Nature of the operation: Acquisition of exclusive control. Economic sectors concerned: Market of development and publishing of video games. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations: 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. April 27, 2026. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration project consisting of the acquisition of exclusive indirect control by the company \u00ab Saudi Electronic Gaming Holding Company \u00bb, through its subsidiary \u00ab East Gate Games Investment Company \u00bb, of the companies \u00ab Moonton Holdings Limited \u00bb and \u00ab Shanghai Mutong Technology Co., Ltd. \u00bb, by acquiring 100% of their capital and voting rights, as well as those of their respective subsidiaries. \u00ab East Gate Games \u00bb is a Saudi limited liability company, established in January 2026, and registered under number 7053452103, 100% owned by the company \u00ab Saudi Electronic Gaming Holding Company \u00bb, headquartered in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a special purpose vehicle created for the purpose of this operation. \u00ab Saudi Electronic Gaming Holding Company \u00bb is a Saudi company, established in November 2021, and registered under number 1010758131, with its headquarters at Building 1.09, King Abdullah Financial District, Al Aqeeq District, Riyadh 13519, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a holding company 100% owned by the \u00ab Public Investment Fund \u00bb, whose main activity is to invest in companies specialized in the development, marketing, and publishing of games for mobile devices, and to manage them. \u00ab Moonton Holdings Limited \u00bb is a company based in the Cayman Islands, established in November 2017, and registered under number 329066, with its headquarters at P.O. Box 31119, Grand Pavilion, Hibiscus Way, 802 West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, KY1-1205, Cayman Islands. \u00ab Shanghai Mutong Technology Co., Ltd \u00bb is a Chinese company, established in January 2014, and registered under number 91310101091821567U, with its headquarters at Room 810, No. 655 Yinxiang Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, China. The target group is mainly active globally in the development and publishing of games for mobile devices, as well as in related activities. Done in Rabat, April 16, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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