Angry Birds maker Rovio's shareholders accept Sega's bid

Angry Birds swiftly became one of the most successful mobile games ever after it was released in 2009, with a variety of birds flying through the air to crash into structures and take down armies of green pigs. — Twitter/@Rovio

HELSINKI: Shareholders of Finland's Rovio, creator of the Angry Birds franchise, have overwhelmingly accepted Japanese Sega's offer to buy the company, allowing the deal to go through, the Finnish company said Thursday (Aug 10).

Rovio said in a statement that 96.3% of its shareholders had accepted the offer, which values the company at more than €700mil (US$770mil/RM3.5bil).