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Square Enix was formed as the result of a merger between Square Co. and the Enix Corporation. On April 1, 2003, Enix legally absorbed Square, with Square stockholders receiving 0.85 shares of stock in the new company compared to Enix stockholders receiving a one-to-one trade. As part of the merger, many of the top officials within Square Co. assumed the leadership roles in the new corporate hierarchy, including president Yōichi Wada, who was appointed president of the new corporation.
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The company also owns Taito Corporation and Eidos plc.
Corporate developments timeline
- July 2003 - Square Enix relocated its headquarters to Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo.
- March 2004 - Square Enix acquired UIEvolution, Inc. in order to strengthen its wireless market.
- January 2005 - Square Enix founded Square Enix (China) Co., Ltd (China), expanding their interests in the People's Republic of China (The company also has a controlling interest in Community Network Software Engine of Beijing, China which focuses on network middle-ware for gaming)
- August 22, 2005 - Square Enix announced its acquisition of the gaming developer and publisher, Taito Corporation, renowned for their arcade hits, Space Invaders and the Bubble Bobble series.
- September 28, 2005 -The acquisition of Taito is completed.
- December 2007, UIEvolution splits from Square Enix to become an independent company
- August 29, 2008 - Square Enix made plans for a friendly takeover of Tecmo by purchasing shares at a 30 percent premium with a total bid of 22.3 billion yen.
- September 4, 2008 - Square Enix withdrew their offer after Tecmo rejected the proposed takeover.
- February 12, 2009 - Square Enix announced a takeover deal worth £84.3 million (32p per share) for Eidos plc, the holding company for Eidos Interactive, the UK-based publisher of the Tomb Raider and Hitman franchises.
- April 22, 2009 - The acquisition of Eidos is completed
Regional Operations & offices
- Square Enix. (Japan, Headquarters) Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Shibuya, Tokyo.
- Square Enix, Inc. (North America) the third floor of 999 North Sepulveda Boulevard in El Segundo, California, United States.
- Square Enix Ltd. (Europe/ PAL areas) the second floor of the Castle House in Borough of Islington in London, United Kingdom.
- Square Enix (China) Co., Ltd. Room 610 of Golder Plaza, No. 10 in Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Production teams
As of September 2003, Square Enix's production staff was divided in nine different Square teams and two Enix teams:
As of May 2005, Production Team 10 was headed by Yoshinori Yamagishi. Yusuke Hirata left Square Enix in June 2005 to join Aquaplus, Yasumi Matsuno left in August 2005 for speculated reasons, and Koichi Ishii left in April 2007 to start his company Grezzo.
