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Tencent Completed Its Majority Investment in Dying Light Studio Techland

Tencent’s move to become Techland’s majority shareholder was announced in July 2023 and reported completed in January 2024. Its transaction adviser put the stake at approximately 67%; the price was not disclosed.
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Tencent completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Techland, the studio behind Dying Light. Techland’s CEO announced the planned majority-shareholder arrangement on July 24, 2023, while a January 2024 report said the acquisition had been completed. The studio’s transaction adviser later put Tencent’s stake at approximately 67%; the deal price was not disclosed.

When did Tencent’s Techland deal happen?

On July 24, 2023, Techland founder and CEO Paweł Marchewka announced that Tencent was “in the process of becoming Techland’s majority shareholder.” That described a transaction still in progress, not a completed purchase. A report published January 10, 2024, said Tencent had completed its acquisition of a controlling stake. Techland’s announcement and the later completion report establish the distinction between the two dates.

How much of Techland does Tencent own?

Techland’s transaction adviser, Rymarz Zdort Maruta, said Tencent acquired approximately 67% of Techland’s shares. That figure is the adviser’s reported stake, not a purchase-price disclosure or a valuation of the company. TechCrunch reported at the time of the announcement that the deal terms were not disclosed; the sources cited here do not state the price.

What did Techland say would change?

Marchewka presented the partnership as a way to advance Techland’s plans, naming the Dying Light franchise and a fantasy action RPG then in development. Those were the CEO’s stated goals at the time of the 2023 announcement, not confirmation of the RPG’s current status or evidence that Tencent directed either project.

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What the deal does—and does not—establish

  • Tencent became Techland’s majority shareholder through a controlling-stake acquisition reported as completed in January 2024.
  • The approximately 67% stake comes from the studio’s transaction adviser.
  • The cited sources do not disclose what Tencent paid.
  • Techland stated that it would retain ownership of its intellectual property and creative freedom; that statement records the studio’s position at announcement, rather than independently documenting post-deal governance.

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