It really depends on who buys it. I think EC has imagined Hasbro or Mattel would eagerly snap it up, and they well might. That would probably be fine for consumers, but not great for FLGCs. On the other hand, Amazon could decide they want to diversify in this way and offer all of Asmodee’s games exclusively on their site and nowhere else. Wal-mart or Target could do the same thing. That would not be fine. FLGCs would be in terrible shape, and consumers would be unhappy as well. But you look at who can afford to buy Asmodee right now, and it’s a limited pool.
The more I have thought about this, the more I don’t see a good result for FLGCs, honestly.
And, final point, I think one of the reasons EC wants out at this particular time is that it feels the boardgame industry is right now having its “moment”, that this is the plateau for the industry. And that is always the ideal time to sell.