Ruin Explorer
Legend
So here's the issue.the problem is the new buisness (hasbro) wants the IP to grow.
GI Joe, Transformers, My little Pny, Magic the Gathering, and D&D can all sit on a shelf for 4-10 years then make a resurgence. I doubt they WOULD sell it unless it was for crazy money just to get Hasbro to consider it.
Shareholders, at least as of late last year, were pressuring them to sell it. They were also pressuring them to sell eOne (their movie/TV arm, which is surprisingly profitable, it owns Peppa Pig and all sorts).
Hasbro refused to sell either.
Except then they changed their mind on eOne, and Hasbro is now actively attempting to sell it.
It's entirely possible Hasbro will decide WotC is also worth either selling, or spinning off, which is what the shareholders want.