Sega Offers $776 Million for Angry Birds Maker Rovio

Angry Birds game characters at the Rovio headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on March 13, 2019. Anne Kauranen/Reuters

Sega Sammy Holdings has made an offer to acquire the Angry Birds mobile game creator Rovio Entertainment, which admitted being in talks over a possible offer.

The Wall Street Journal had earlier reported on April 14 that a potential $1 billion deal between the two companies was close.