On January 6, 2023, NetEase, Inc.(NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX:9999) (“NetEase”) announced that its game division, NetEase Games, has acquired SkyBox Labs, a Canadian-based game studio and co-developer of notable titles like Halo and Minecraft.
As a leading global internet technology company, NetEase provides premium online services. NetEase Games, its games division, develops and operates many popular and mobile and PC games.
Miller Thomson advised NetEase with a team led by Phillip Park and Philippe St-Louis and comprised of Louis-Philippe Borduas, Emily Cruz Isgro, Annafaye Dunbar, Miranda Ciavaglia, Jamie Eichenbaum, Joyce Pong, and Myriam Bensadoun-Amato (Corporate/M&A); Eric Dufour and Reema Mahbubani (Competition/Regulatory); Michelle MacGillivray (Employment); Stuart Chaimberg, Lyudmila (Lucy) Sivak, and Mario Concordia (Real Estate); Andrew Etcovitch, and Thomas Ghag (Corporate Tax); and Karen Durell (IP/IT).
