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Giants Gaming, EXCEL Esports Merge

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James Fudge

5 months ago

EXCEL Esports and Giants Gaming merge to become GiantX

UK-based esports organization EXCEL Esports and Spain-based Giants Gaming announced Thursday that the companies have been merged under a new entity called GiantX.

Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed (more intricate details about the deal can be found on Esports News UK, where we saw this story first), but the new company will retain its collective 60 or some employees located in London; Malaga, Spain; and those working at the berlin-based performance center, according to a release.

The new company will compete on the international stage in League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) and Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), and in Spain as part of the LVP and Valorant Game Changers. The new entity will also reportedly hold on to the partnerships and sponsorships both companies had prior to the merger. EXCEL CEO Tim Reichert and Giants CEO Jose Diaz will take the reins as co-CEOs of the new company.

JRJ Group and Toms Capital, who invested in EXCEL in 2018, will remain the largest shareholder.

James Fudge

With a career spanning over two decades in the esports and gaming journalism landscape, James Fudge stands as a seasoned veteran and a pivotal figure in the evolution of esports media. His journey began in 1997 at Game-Wire / Avault, where he curated gaming and community news, laying the groundwork for his expertise in the field. In his more recent roles, James cemented his status as an authority in the esports business sphere as Senior Editor Esports at Sports Business Journal and The Esports Observer between 2018 and 2021.