On 1 October 2009, CD Projekt Investment and Optimus S.A. signed a letter of intent regarding a future transaction that will result in Optimus acquiring 100% of the capital stock in CDP Investment, and in CDP Investment stockholders becoming shareholders in Optimus.
In acquiring 100% of the stock in CDP Investment, Optimus will become the indirect owner of the CDP Group, while the former stockholders of CD Projekt Investment will become owners of 50% of the shares in Optimus S.A.
The complete notice can be found
HERE. CD Projekt Investment Sp z o.o. is a holding company that owns CD Projekt Sp. z o.o. (a computer and video games distributor operating in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary), CD Projekt RED Sp. z o.o. (the creator and developer of the game titled The Witcher) and GOG.com Ltd. (a digital distributor of video games operating worldwide). CD Projekt Investment also holds stakes in Metropolis Sp z o.o., Porting House Sp. z o.o. and Gram.pl Sp. z o.o.
CD Projekt Sp. z o.o. is Central Europe’s largest publisher of video and computer games with branches in Warsaw, Prague and Budapest. Founded in 1994 the company has to date published several hundred fully localized titles for the PC. Currently CD Projekt distributes games in all price ranges (from 9.90 to 259.90 PLN) and for all platforms (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Nintendo). In 2009 CD Projekt will become the exclusive distributor in Poland of DVD and Blue Ray movie titles published by the Walt Disney Company, including films produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Miramax Films.
Founded in 2002, CD Projekt RED Sp. z o.o. is the creator and developer of Poland’s best-known computer game titled The Witcher. Produced and published in 2007 for a single platform (PC), The Witcher received over 100 awards and distinctions worldwide and sold more than 1.3 million copies, becoming the most distinguished and best-selling computer game in Polish history. The Witcher also made its way into the top 100 best-selling games in the history of the PC market. CD Projekt RED’s mission is to create top quality role-playing games and to build a position as one of the world’s top game producers.
GOG.com – known also as Good Old Games – is a worldwide, Internet-based platform specializing in the digital distribution of classic games for the PC. The games available at GOG.com are competitively priced (5.99 and 9.99 USD) and stripped of the DRM (Digital Rights Management) features so unpopular among consumers. GOG.com is the only service of its kind to offer its full array of titles to gamers throughout the world. Good Old Games also applies a uniform pricing policy independent of consumer location. These features distinguish GOG.com among digital games distribution platforms and have been a key factor in the company’s success. In its relatively short history, GOG.com has quickly gained popularity and is now recognized by gamers worldwide. At present GOG.com offers more than 130 titles by more than 20 publishers and developers from around the world.
OPTIMUS S.A. has been operating since December 1988. In 1994, OPTIMUS S.A. became the first company from Poland’s IT sector to be listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Subsequent to an ownership change (involving the sale of shares by former owner R. Kluska), the Company became Poland’s first publicly traded corporation to complete a corporate spin-off under which Internet operations remained with Grupa Onet.pl S.A., while the entirety of the technology business was transferred to the current OPTIMUS S.A. Through the first half of 2009 OPTIMUS S.A. continued to pursue limited operations in the sale of IT equipment and the provision of warranty and post-warranty service.
