Angry Birds Set to Lay Golden Egg With $2 Billion IPO Value

  • Rovio is said to plan a share listing as soon as next month
  • Games maker is searching for growth after Angry Birds success

Rovio Entertainment Oy is said to be planning an IPO valued at $2 billion, banking on a resurgence of the Angry Birds brand. Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Lionel Laurent reports on 'Bloomberg Markets.' (Laurent is a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) (Source: Bloomberg)

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The angry birds at Rovio Entertainment Oy are set to lay a golden egg for the company’s founders.

The firm is planning an initial public offering as early as next month that could value the maker of the Angry Birds mobile games and movie at about $2 billion, said people familiar with the matter.