Tag Archives: CVC Capital

Paysafe seeks NYSE listing following Foley SPAC takeover

SBC News Paysafe seeks NYSE listing following Foley SPAC takeover

Paysafe Group has confirmed its intentions to re-list as a public company, following its takeover by US special purpose acquisition company ‘Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp II’ for $9 billion.    This afternoon, Paysafe published its deal prospectus under the ownership of Foley Trasimene, the ‘blank cheque company’ formed by finance and sports magnet Bill Foley, to acquire the global multichannel payment …

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Game Changer! The Stars Group agrees to acquire Sky Bet for $4.7 billion

SBC News Game Changer! The Stars Group agrees to acquire Sky Bet for $4.7 billion

Toronto TSX-listed The Stars Group Inc continues its M&A drive, confirming this morning that it has reached an agreement with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and Sky Plc to acquire Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) outright. Seeking to create the world’s ‘most valuable, listed online gambling enterprise’, the Stars Group governance has put forward a ‘cash and stock transaction valued …

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Next Chapter… Sky Bet seeks to replicate UK success abroad

SBC News Next Chapter... Sky Bet seeks to replicate UK success abroad

A tech-savvy Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet) dominated Monday’s industry headlines reporting stellar half-year results. Focusing on the in-house development of its platforms and systems, combined with rich data for greater personalisation of its website and mobile verticals, Sky Bet continues to show its technology pedigree against the industry’s legacy incumbents. City analysts are keeping a close eye on …

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Sky Betting & Gaming denies IPO rumours

SBC News Sky Betting & Gaming denies IPO rumours

The governance of Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has stated that the betting operator has no current plans regarding a corporate flotation. SB&G has moved to dismiss industry rumours, as UK newspaper The Sunday Telegraph reported this weekend that private equity owners CVC Capital Partners were eyeing the floatation of its asset in early 2017. Acquired from UK broadcaster BSkyB …

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Scott Longley – Ghost Men: CVC Capital nets a hattrick of industry buyouts….

SBC News Scott Longley - Ghost Men: CVC Capital nets a hattrick of industry buyouts....

Having agreed to acquire Italian bookmaker Sisal for €1 billion, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquires its third gambling operator in less than two years. Having spent + €3 billion on European betting operators, Scott Longley  gauges the impact and motives for this PE giant extending its influence within the sector _________________________ The latest acquisition by private equity house …

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CVC Capital confirms Tipico acquisition

SBC News CVC Capital confirms Tipico acquisition

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners furthers its presence in online gambling having acquired a majority stake in German focused sports betting operator Tipico Co Ltd. CVC adds the Malta licensed betting operator to its gambling portfolio, having secured the acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming in December 2014 for £800 million. As yet no financial terms have been disclosed …

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CVC Capital adjusts loan terms to increase investor support

SBC News CVC Capital adjusts loan terms to increase investor support

Private equity group CVC Capital Partners announced that it was due to close its £390 million leveraged loan which will be used in the acquisition of a controlling stake in BskyB’s Sky Bet operations. CVC Capital had adjusted loan margins and added further investment conditions in order to attract investors to the deal. Reuters Business news reports that the £390 …

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