According to independent journalist Richard Lewis, Danish esports company Astralis changed hands on September 5 and has actually been obtained by Blend Esports Group.
Very little is found out about Fusion Esports Team, other than the reality that it was officially registered on the exact same day and that its director, Jakob Lund Kristensen, was the founder and chief executive officer of Copenhagen Wolves between 2012 and 2016, as well as the co-founder of both Astralis and BLAST.
Danish business computer system registry documents reveal that Blend Esports Group becomes part of JLK HOLDING ApS, which, according to Richard Lewis, has actually “been inactive for time.”
Kristensen served as Vice Head of state of Sales at BLAST from December 2016 to August 2019 According to his LinkedIn profile, he later went back to Astralis after RFRSH Enjoyment’s competitive division separated, functioning as Chief Revenue Police Officer up until January 2023
This news finishes months of conjecture regarding Astralis’ future. Back in April, HLTV and Dirt 2 dk reported that Astralis was actively looking for buyers for the firm’s brand name, copyright civil liberties, and CS division, with former Ninjas in Pyjamas COO Jonas “calc” Gundersen called as one of the interested events.
Sources told HLTV that the deal is anticipated to be introduced in the coming days. Simply last week, Astralis confirmed the return of former staff member Emil “Magisk” Reif, who rejoined the roster to change Martin “stavn” Lund, currently on a break for personal reasons.