Merger
Esports Scotland acquired by entrepreneur David Hamilton: Brand merges with eRena Sports, with SEL 6 to take place at Dundee and Angus College
Esports Scotland has announced it has been acquired by David Hamilton and will operate under the eRena Sports […]
August 20, 2024
Excel Esports and Giants Gaming merge to form GiantX
British esports organisation Excel Esports and Spanish org Giants Gaming have announced a merger of both companies to […]
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December 14, 2023
Code Red Esports parent company GameSquare to acquire $16m-valued Faze Clan
Esports News UK Counter-Strike content powered by ENDX GameSquare, the parent company of UK-founded agency Code Red Esports, […]
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October 20, 2023
ESL and Faceit acquisition criticised over Saudi Arabia government funding
Two major esports tournament providers, ESL and Faceit, have joined forces under controversial circumstances. They willl now be […]
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January 24, 2022
X7 Esports acquire UK org Bulldog and bring founder Newts on board as director of esports
X7 Esports, the Isle of Man’s first professional esports organisation, have acquired UK organisation Bulldog Esports. Bulldog founder […]
September 5, 2021
Six UK esports orgs merge to form Coalesce: ‘CSGO is at the forefront of our goals, we want to reach top 100 in the HLTV rankings and take that ESL Prem title from Endpoint’
Six UK-based esports team organisations have merged to form a bigger org that the founders hope will help […]
August 26, 2021
Resolve Esports acquire Barrage Esports and will be playing in the League of Legends NLC
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco was hired on a freelance consultancy basis to help shape […]
May 7, 2021
ESL and DreamHack merge: ‘We will, together, continue to advance the innovation that drives this space via the most exceptional products and events’
Big-name esports event organisers ESL and DreamHack have merged, parent company Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced. In […]
October 1, 2020
Are org mergers a sign of things to come in the UK scene? Barrage and Dukes pool resources
UPDATE (July 31st): Dukes’ former owner Taylor Duke has sold the org/branding, meaning Dukes will still continue as […]
July 17, 2017
uFrag seek investors or a potential merger after CSGO roster splits
UK CSGO organisation uFrag Gaming is looking to merge with another org or acquire investor backing. In a post […]
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January 23, 2017
Team Dignitas acquired by Crystal Palace FC co-owner, returns to League of Legends via Apex
Long-established UK eSports organisation Team Dignitas has been acquired by a sports business tycoon for an undisclosed fee. US […]
September 26, 2016