IGA Worldwide considers sale as it attempts to close new round of funding

NEW YORK - In-game ad specialist IGA Worldwide is aiming to close a third round of funding but has also put itself up for sale according to reports.

Justin Townsend, chairman of IGA Worldwide, has told that although IGA's preference is to finish closing a third round of funding within a matter of weeks, the company has a "fiduciary duty" to shareholders to explore the sale of the company.

The company has hired Gordian Group to handle a private process for either a possible sale of the company or investment into the firm, according to VentureBeat.

Townsend told VentureBeat that IGA did not want to accept "low-ball offers".

IGA has already raised more than $46m in two rounds of funding through investors such as Easton Capital, Morgenthaler Ventures, DN Capital, and Intel Capital.

The company, which has high-profile deals with publishers such as Activision, Sony, and EA, was forced to make 25% of its staff redundant in November last year after firms began scaling back their ad budgets amid the economic downturn.