On January 31, Pai Sauce reported that Hero Sports VSPN had submitted a prospectus to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for listing on the Main Board. In fact, overseas, there are already many e-sports companies listed on the NASDAQ and Toronto Stock Exchange and other world-famous securities exchanges. Pai Sauce compiled an inventory of overseas e-sports listed companies, hoping to provide a reference for e-sports companies in terms of listing.
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Some overseas listed esports companies have been compiled from Dexerto
After years of development, e-sports has gradually formed an industry, and more and more e-sports companies have gradually developed into a better state, riding on the "e-sports fever" to gain a lot of attention, and have the capital and conditions for expansion. And a company wants to expand its production and operation scale, increase its market share, listing seems to be a good choice.
Sports Guild
Originally from the United Kingdom, Guild Esports is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the guise of GILD and on the mid-cap market of the NASDAQ over-the-counter market (OTCQB) in the United States as GULDF. Launched in June 2020 and publicly available in October 2020, the esports company has gained prominence with its partner, the famous footballer David Beckham, which owns games like Rocket League and Valorant, and has built an online portal called the academy system and a sports player development system. The system aims to bring in and develop young players, build a huge talent pool of esports players for Guild, and also plan to sell those talents to other teams.
Astralis A/S
Astralis A/S is listed on NASDAQ as ASTGRP and on the U.S. OTC Stock Exchange In the U.S. OTC Market ( OTCQX ) Best Market as ASGRF. Astralis A/S is a Danish esports company that operates esports divisions including CS:GO, League of Legends and FIFA. They were first listed in Denmark in December 2019 and double-listed on the OTC market in April 2021.
Enthusiast Gaming
Enthusiast Gaming is traded and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the name EGLX and on the NASDAQ under the name EGLX. The Canadian-based esports company has a wide range of esports, best known for its operating esports club Luminosity Gaming, Call of Duty team Seattle Surge and Overwatch team Vancouver Titans. In addition, the company has more than 100 gaming sites, e-sports publication Upcome, and game expo EGLX.
Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group is from Sweden and is listed on the NASDAQ Stockholm Trading House MTG-A and MTG-B. The company is the holding company of esports event operators ESL, Dream Hack and Dream Hack Sports Games. ESL is known for organizing and running CS:GO and DOTA2 parts of esports events; Dream Hack hosts games and eSports events, while Dream Hack Sports Games is known for partnering with sports organizations to create eSports-related tournaments.
Semper Fortis Sports
Originally from the UK, Semper Fortis Esports traded in the UK AQSE Growth Markets as a SEPP, with Atari founder Nolan Bushnell on the board and making headlines after going public in April 2021. In addition to running a European Rocket League team, they plan to work with tech companies to provide business consulting services and invite professional footballers as ambassadors.
ESE Entertainment
Located in the United States and Poland, ESE is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the name ESE and on the NASDAQ OTCQB under the name ENTEF. ESE Entertainment is comprised of multiple assets and operators in the gaming and e-sports industry, and its business scope includes the global distribution, advertising, sponsorship support and clan operation of games and e-sports-related content, with the main activities in Europe, North America and Asia. Its investments cover esports clubs K1CK Esports, ESE Gaming and more.
OverActive Media
OverActive Media is from Canada and is traded and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) as OAM and on the NASDAQ OTCQB as OAMCF. Over Active Media owns and operates LEC champion teams MAD Lions and Overwatch Project Toronto Defenders, Toronto Ultra and other teams. They have worked with big names such as Red Bull, Canon, Kappa, SEAT and Universal Music Canada.
Tiidal Gaming
Originally from Canada, Tiidal Gaming is listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange as a TIDL transaction and is the parent company of esports club Lazarus and esports data provider Sportsflare. Their philosophy is to enable "esports upgrades" and build a "future of game-based entertainment."
Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company
Simplicity Esports and Gaming is originally from the United States and is traded and listed on the OTCQB market as WINR. The company owns and operates The North American esports club, Simonicity Esports, as well as the esports division of Brazilian Flamengo Football Club, whose League of Legends team reached the world finals as the top seed in the division.
Allied Esports Entertainment
Allied Esports Entertainment is from the United States and went public on NASDAQ in partnership with Black Ridge Acquisition Corp in August 2019 as AESE. They run their European and North American esports venues and a number of projects for the HyperX Esports ArenaLas Vegas, the HyperX Esports Studio and HyperX Esports Trucks.
Fragbite
Originally from Sweden and listed as FRAG on the NASDAQ First North in Copenhagen, Fragbite is a Nordic media company founded in 2002 and a community hub for Nordic esports, hosting many esports competitions and providing a platform for up-and-coming professionals to showcase their strengths.
The Gaming Stadium
Originally from Canada, The Gaming Stadium was traded and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) as TGS in August 2020. They run an esports venue in British Columbia, Canada, hosting spectator parties and organizing a number of competition events. It is reported that they have hosted more than 500 tournaments with more than 50,000 players participating.
Game Square Esports
Originally from Canada, Game Square Esports is listed on the OCTQB Risk Market as GMSQF, on the Canadian Stock Exchange as GSQ and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as 29Q1. The company primarily works with a number of game publishers, esports teams, tournament operators, and publications. In June 2021, Game Square acquired Complex Gaming, a traditional esports organization, for $27 million. In July 2021, they acquired game agency Cut+Sew for $7.85 million.
Mogul
Mogul is from Australia and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the name ESH. Mogul has an online tournament platform and hosts esports events for other companies. They work with companies such as Microsoft, esports organization Team Secret and Southeast Asian esports company Mineski.
Gfinity
Gfinity, listed as GFIN on the London Stock Exchange, owns and operates a suite of digital media agencies that work with and with a number of joint ventures and companies to "develop and deliver commercially viable programs" for game publishers, copyright owners and media organisations.
Leet Technology
Originally from Malaysia and listed under ltes on the OTCQB venture market, Leet Technology has a flagship product called Matchroom, which aims to make it easy for "everyone to participate in esports" by offering esports competitions with prizes, content, business and facilities.
Rivalry
Founded in Canada in 2018, Rivalry is trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the names RVLY and 9VK, respectively.
Real Luck Group
Originally from Canada, Real Luck Group is traded and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) as LUCK and as LUKEF at OTCQB. The organization runs Luckbox, an esports online entertainment company that offers sports as well as quiz services for all major esports games.
Super League Gaming
Originally from the United States, Super League Gaming is traded and listed on the NASDAQ as SLGG, and its service targets amateur and grassroots esports participants. They describe themselves as a gaming community and content platform that regularly hosts online events for budding esports teams or clubs.
Esports Entertainment Group
Originally from Malta and traded and listed on the NASDAQ under the name GMBL, Esports Entertainment Group is an eSports-focused online betting company that primarily operates VIE.gg and UK esports championship organiser EGL. They have also partnered with traditional sports such as Kraft Sports to launch sports game esports events.
Sports Technologies
Esports Techologies is located in the United States and is traded on the NASDAQ under the name EBET. Founded in September 2020, the company is an online quizzing company focused on the esports industry.
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Among these overseas related e-sports companies, there are many companies that operate e-sports clubs, and it is not easy to go public, taking the world's first listed e-sports team Astralis as an example, the stock price fell by nearly half in the four months after listing, but regardless of the result, they have embarked on a new route in brand operation and e-sports commercialization, providing a reference experience for latecomers to explore the path that e-sports companies can take.