SCi Entertainment Group Plc extended a share offer for its rival Eidos Plc, the producer of ``Tomb Raider’’ video games. Shares of Eidos have lifted considerably in recent five years.
SCi (``The Great Escape’’game producer) offers 53.6 pence per share for Eidos.
But Eidos has earlier agreed to accept the $135 million offer from Elevation Partners, a buyout fund which valued the company at 50 pence a share.
SCi will offer one share for every six shares of Eidos, valuing Eidos at 76.1 million pounds ($144.6 million), SCI officials reported yesterday.
It was also reported that about 15% of Eidos shareholders OKed the offer.