https://wccftech.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-asobo-studio-invesment-preserve-creative-autonomy/

Whenever folks start speculating about who Microsoft might purchase next, one name is always top of the list – Asobo Studio. Microsoft has been snapping up everyone from Obsidian and Double Fine to Bethesda, and yet, the developer of the critically-acclaimed Microsoft Flight Simulator remains on the table. Why is that? Well, it seems it may be a simple case of Asobo not being interested in giving up their indepence.

Today, it was announced that Asobo has received new outside investment, selling a minority stake in the company to French private equity firm Sagard NewGen. According to Asobo this was specifically done in order to preserve their “creative autonomy.” Here’s what Asobo's CEO Sebastian Wloch had to say about the Sagard NewGen investment…