Sumo acquires Polish games firm PixelAnt in £250,000 deal

Sheffield-based confirmed the deal for PixelAnt, who are based in Wroclaw, creating a base for growth in Poland's booming video games development industry.

Following the acquisition, PixelAnt will sit alongside Sumo Digital's other nine studios and continue to operate under the leadership directors Pawel Rohleder and Adam Lason.

The acquisition of PixelAnt takes Sumo Digital's studio count to ten and the Group's total to 13, across five countries.

Carl Cavers, Chief Executive Officer of Sumo Group, said: "Increasing headcount is a key pillar of our growth strategy and accessing new pools of high-quality talent is vital to the successful execution of that strategy.

"I'm really pleased that Adam and Pawel can see the benefits of joining the Sumo family.

"Poland has been on our radar for some time and the acquisition of PixelAnt, who we know so well, is a great way for us to gain entry to this exciting market.

"On behalf of everyone at Sumo, I welcome the PixelAnt team to the Group and look forward to building a substantial presence in this thriving new territory."