New Details Emerge In Sega’s Purchase Of Index Corporation

Several hours ago, we reported that after over a month of speculation, Sega had finalized its purchase of Atlus parent company Index Corporation. New details have now emerged about the deal. The first is that the purchase was actually made by Sega Dream Corporation, established September 5th as a “wholly owned subsidiary” of Sega Corporation, itself a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

According to Sega, Sega Dream Corporation “was established to become the transferee of the transfer of Index operations.” Additionally, the deal is said to be valued at 140 million dollars and will be completed by November 1st, 2013. Here are some other important details from Sega’s official notice regarding the purchase:

“The Company believes that transfer of Index’s operations to Sega will create synergies, on the grounds that the deal will enable the Company to:

• (1) gain access to prominent IPs in the home video game software, through which the Company can expect to achieve steady flows of revenue;
• (2) expect further facilitation of revenue growth for the PC Online Game Business and Content Business for Smart Devices operated by Sega and Sega Networks Co., Ltd. by exploiting acquired prominent IPs and
• (3) maximize the value of acquired IPs by effectively deploying them in the Pachislot and Pachinko Machines segment, Amusement Machine Sales and Amusement Center Operations segments.”