Who owns Epic Games?
Why we love Epic Games
Our investment in Epic Games is underscored not just by the company's innovative prowess in the gaming and software industries but also by the caliber of co-investors backing it. The presence of globally renowned institutional investors such as Sony, Lego, GIC, BlackRock, Fidelity, and Franklin Templeton, among others, is a testament to the company's promising potential and growth trajectory. These co-investors have a track record of thorough due diligence and a keen eye for value and innovation, giving us even more confidence in our investment decision. Their collective backing signals strong market validation and positions Epic Games as a leading player in its sector.
A Look at Epic's shareholders
Tim Sweeney
Timothy Dean Sweeney (born 1970) is an American video game programmer and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Epic Games and the creator of the Unreal Engine, one of the most popular game development platforms. Sweeney has purchased large amounts of land in North Carolina, making him one of the largest private landholders in the state.
Tencent
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Chinese: 腾讯; pinyin: Téngxùn) is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. Based on revenue, it is one of the highest-grossing multimedia companies in the world. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its investments, with Tencent Games being the subdivision of Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG) focused on game publishing.
Sony
Sony Group Corporation (ソニーグループ株式会社, Sonī, /ˈsoʊni/ SOH-nee), formerly Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (東京通信工業), and Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社), is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.[6] The Sony Group comprises Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Sony Entertainment (including Sony Pictures and Sony Music), Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Financial Group, and others.
Kirbi
The Kirk Kristiansen (LEGO) family’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow. The family aims to fulfill this mission by helping all children grow and develop to their full potential through play, through dedicated efforts driven by the LEGO® branded entities. KIRKBI is the Kirk Kristiansen family’s private holding and investment company, founded to build a sustainable future for family ownership through generations.
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) is a global asset management firm that provides investment management and research services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail investors worldwide.
AllianceBernstein's headquarters are in Nashville, Tennessee, but the firm has locations worldwide. As of December 2022, it had approximately US$650 billion in assets under management.
Arrive
Roc Nation’s (Jay-Z) venture capital platform, with investments in Ethos Life, Sweetgreen, Robinhood, Epic Games, Kopi Kenangan, Noom, Supergreat, SpaceX, Landis, Workstream, Mos, Manticore Games, Ironclad, and many more.
Luxor Capital Group
Luxor Capital is a New York-based fund management firm that focuses on private equity and hedge funds. The hedge fund manages global equity and fixed-income portfolios and maintains a value-based approach when choosing its stocks. Luxor Capital may also invest in distressed companies.
GIC
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is a global, long-term investor established in 1981 as a government-owned company assigned to manage Singapore's sovereign wealth fund.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is an American global investment company that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds. As of 2022, the firm had completed more than 690 private equity investments in portfolio companies with approximately $700 billion in total enterprise value. Assets under management (AUM) and fee-paying assets under management (FPAUM) were $504 billion and $412 billion, respectively.
BlackRock
BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment company based in New York City. Founded in 1988 as an enterprise risk management and fixed-income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, with US$8.59 trillion in assets under management as of 2022. BlackRock operates globally, with 70 offices in 30 countries and clients in 100 countries. BlackRock is the manager of the iShares group of exchange-traded funds, and along with The Vanguard Group and State Street, it is considered one of the Big Three index fund managers. Its Aladdin software keeps track of investment portfolios for many major financial institutions, and its BlackRock Solutions division provides financial risk management services. BlackRock is ranked 184th on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue.
Breyer Capital
Global Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment Firm of James W. Breyer (born July 26, 1961) is an American venture capitalist, founder and chief executive officer of Breyer Capital, an investment and venture philanthropy firm, and a former managing partner at Accel Partners, a venture capital firm. Breyer has invested in over 40 companies that have gone public or completed mergers, with some of these investments, including Facebook, earning over 100 times their cost and many others over 25 times their cost. On the Forbes 2021 list of the 400 richest Americans, he was ranked #389, with a net worth of US$2.9 billion.
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Fidelity
Fidelity Investments, commonly referred to as Fidelity, earlier as Fidelity Management & Research or FMR, is an American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was established in 1946 and is one of the largest asset managers in the world with $4.3 trillion in assets under management, and, as of December 2022, their assets under administration amount to $10.3 trillion. Fidelity Investments operates a brokerage firm, manages a large family of mutual funds, provides fund distribution and investment advice, retirement services, index funds, wealth management, securities execution and clearance, asset custody, and life insurance.
Franklin Templeton
Franklin Resources, Inc. is an American multinational holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton; it is a global investment firm founded in New York City in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BEN, in honor of Benjamin Franklin, for whom the company is named and who was admired by founder Rupert Johnson Sr. In 1973, the company's headquarters moved from New York to San Mateo, California. As of December 2022, Franklin Templeton held US$1.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) on behalf of private, professional, and institutional investors.
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