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Nordisk Film puts $18 million behind Star Stable Online dev

Date Type Companies involved Size
May 15th, 2018 investment Nordisk Film
Star Stable Entertainment
$0m
18m
Nordisk Film puts $18 million behind Star Stable Online dev

Film distributor Nordisk Film has invested €15 million ($18m) in mobile and browser games developer Star Stable Entertainment.

The deal sees Nordisk gain a “substantial minority ownership share” in the company behind the Star Stable Online MMORPG.

The film distributor aims to help the company further develop and grow from its current headcount of over 100 staff.

Fifth investment

Describe as an online MMO adventure horse game for girls, Star Stable Online has more than 14 million registered users in 182 countries. 

You can read the full story over on PocketGamer.biz


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