Unloved by investors, demonised by the tabloids, sidelined by the government but adored by teenage boys. Who will mourn the passing of the UK’s last listed video games company?
Just one private investor showed up at the meeting on Friday to vote on Eidos’s takeover by Square Enix. Though outnumbered by 30 or so bankers and lawyers, he cast his vote against the deal. It was a vain protest, however, as the transaction passed with the support of shareholders owning more than 99 per cent of the stock.
