Industry analysts are closely monitoring developments at IGT Plc, given that private equity giant Apollo Global is rumored to be considering a bid for its gaming assets. As Bloomberg reports, Apollo is evaluating its next foray into the gambling sector, where the $500bn fund might proceed to purchase IGT’s land-based and online gaming units outright. Apollo’s bid is expected to …
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Apollo Global has finalised plans to IPO its Lottomatica business on the Milan Euronext Exchange (Borsa Milan) at the end of April, as the US private equity group upsizes the capitalisation of the Italian gambling group to +€2.5bn. By returning Lottomatica to the Milan Borsa, dealmakers anticipate raising €425m through the IPO, funds that will be reserved to reward long-term …
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Apollo Global is reported to be reviewing options on its Lottomatica investment, which may see the heritage Italian gambling group listed on the Borsa Milan. Bloomberg and local media report that Apollo eyes a “return to Piazza Affari” for Lottomatica, in which it has called on investment banks to price up a €1bn IPO. A Milan listing would see Apollo …
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An enlarged Lottomatica Group, formed by the merger of Lottomatica Scommese and GoldBet Italia, has declared a stellar H1 trading period. Having emerged as Italy’s largest betting group, Lottomatica reported a quadrupling of group revenues from 2021 results of €178m to €800m recorded during H1 2022. The 4X growth in headline revenues was attributed to the group’s enlarged retail portfolio …
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Italian gambling has woken up to a seismic M&A deal after it was confirmed that IGT Plc had agreed to sell its Lottomatica B2C gaming and sports betting units to Gamenet SPA in a transaction valued at €950 million. After revealing that it will divest its Lottomatica ‘Scommesse‘ (sports betting) and ‘Videolot Rete‘ (B2C machines), IGT informed its stakeholders that …
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Borsa Milan-listed gambling firm Gruppo Gamenet SPA has issued a ‘senior non-convertible bond’ valued at approximately €225 million, which will be put forward to private institutional investors. The non-convertible bond will have a maturity date set at 2023 and will be listed on Italian and European-wide bond exchange markets. Updating investors, Gamenet governance details that it will utilise the proceeds …
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Updating the market on its H1 2016 performance (period ending 30 June), Athens-listed gambling systems provider Intralot has declared that a reorganisation of international portfolio has helped the company deliver top-line growth. Driven by growth in its markets of US, Turkey and Bulgaria, Intralot would record H1 2016 group revenues of €639 million (H1 2015: €618 million). The improved group …
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Addressing shareholders at Intralot’s Annual General Meeting, group CEO Antonios Kerastaris detailed that in order to meet its future growth targets, the gambling technology provider would have to tackle new consumer demands and market conditions by delivering a ‘‘best-of- breed’ product portfolio. Kerastaris gave shareholders a breakdown of Intralot’s recent investment/transactional activity as the company expands its international services. In …
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It has been announced that Intralot Group and Trilantic Capital Partners Europe, the controlling shareholder of Gamenet, have signed a deal which will see the group’s Italian activities merge with Gamenet. Intralot will reportedly control 20% of the combined operations which will see the group become one of the largest operators in the Italian gaming market once the deal is completed. This …
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