No, Capcom is not up for sale... but it could be very soon

I swear, nothing infuriates me more than seeing inflammatory headlines in the gaming realm that are filled with either half-truths or exaggerated information. A perfect example of this would be all of the headlines running about Capcom right now. I have seen many headlines boasting that the company is now for sale, but that isn’t the truth... exactly...

What has happened is an executive decision by the company’s shareholders to end the buyout defense strategy that was implemented back in 2008. Strategies such as this one are put in place buy companies to prevent an individual(s) or firms from buying controlling interest in a publicly traded company. Should someone had tried to make such a large acquisition in Capcom stock, they would have been denied according to the plan. That isn’t the case any more. Rather than putting itself up for sale, Capcom shareholders have basically opened the door for someone to step in and purchase controlling interest in the company and / or its assets. There is a very good chance that this could happen, but it isn’t like the company now has a “for sale” tag on its doors.

Personally, I would hate to see the company end up in a position similar to what THQ went through last year. Hopefully someone will make an investment in the company and keep its portfolio and staff in tact as, despite their troubled time over the past few years, they remain one of my favorite developers in the industry.

Source: Gamasutra