Sumo Group Limited was a British video game holding company based in Sheffield. It was formed in December 2017 as the parent company for Sumo Digital and Atomhawk, followed by its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange later that month. After purchasing a minority stake in Sumo Group in November 2019, Tencent wholly acquired the company in January 2022. After divesting all assets apart from Sumo Digital, it effectively ceased to exist in 2025.
History
Carl Cavers, Paul Porter, Darren Mills and James North-Hearn, four former members of the defunct Infogrames Studios, established the developer Sumo Digital in 2003. It was bought by Foundation 9 Entertainment in March 2008 before Cavers, Porter, Mills and Chris Stockwell completed a management buyout of the studio in November 2014. Ian Livingstone served as chairman from 2015 to 2022.[2] In December 2017, Sumo Group was formed in December 2017 as the parent company for Sumo Digital and its Atomhawk subsidiary. Sumo Group had its initial public offering