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Entain nets £600m in new share placement to advance STS deal

SBC News Entain nets £600m in new share placement to advance STS deal

Entain Plc‘s board has successfully placed new ordinary shares, raising proceeds of £600m. The transaction comes 24 hours after the firm’s announcement that it had agreed for its Entain CEE subsidiary to acquire STS Group, Poland’s largest bookmaker for an agreed £750m deal. This morning, Entain communicated that a total of 48,294,478 new ordinary shares of €0.01 each have been …

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888 puts faith in ‘transformational’ Hills merger as H1 profit sinks 66%

SBC News 888 puts faith in ‘transformational’ Hills merger as H1 profit sinks 66%

The group-wide revenue and profit of 888Holdings  took a heavy hit across the first six months of the year, as the LSE-listed firm continues to adjust to its acquisition of William Hill. Publishing its interim report this morning, the FTSE250 group revealed that revenue and profit for H1 2022 were both down by 13% and 66%, standing at £332.1m and …

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888’s corporate transformation continues as bingo business sold to Saphalata

SBC News 888’s corporate transformation continues as bingo business sold to Saphalata

888holdings has completed the sale of its B2B and B2C Bingo business to Saphalata Holdings, a major development in its corporate restructuring.  A member of the Broadway Gaming Group, Saphalata initially agreed to buy 888’s Dragonfish brand for a total cash consideration of $45,25 million (£37.4m) back in December 2021.  The transaction saw $45.25m payable on completion of the deal …

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888 bolsters post-Hills acquisition leadership with new NED appointments

SBC News 888 bolsters post-Hills acquisition leadership with new NED appointments

888holdings has confirmed the appointment of three Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), as the firm looks to consolidate its position following the completed takeover of William Hill. The international gambling group announced this morning that Andrea Gisle Joosen, Andria Vidler and Randy Freer would join the Board as Independent NEDs, each having accumulated experience across a range of sectors.  In the aftermath of …

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888 struggles to find backers for £1bn debt bond

SBC News 888 struggles to find backers for £1bn debt bond

The financial uncertainty and volatility of global markets continue to impact the online gambling sector as 888 Holdings is reportedly struggling securing investors to back its £1bn bond.  During H1 trading, 888 proceeded to issue a £1bn debt bond, needed to finalise its £1.9bn takeover of William Hill’s UK and international units from Caesars International.    The debt bond, made-up of …

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Super Group appoints Lisa A Kampf as first VP of Investor Relations  

SBC News Super Group appoints Lisa A Kampf as first VP of Investor Relations  

Newly NYSE-listed Super Group, the parent company of Betway and Spin, has confirmed the appointment of Lisa A Kampf as Vice President of Investor Relations.  An expert in investor and stakeholder management, Kampf joins Super Group’s senior leadership team from S&P 500 Ambac Financial Group Inc, where she formerly served as Managing Director of Investor Relations.   An MBA from New …

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Sportradar aims to raise $504m with IPO

SBC News Sportradar aims to raise $504m with IPO

Sportradar has confirmed its Initial Public Offering (IPO), with the aim of raising $504 million through floating of shares in addition to a further $159 million via concurrent private placements. The Swiss-based sports data and technology company will offer 19 million shares at a price range of $25 to $28, with the concurrent private placements taking place with Eldridge, entities …

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Henrik Tjärnström: ‘No sleep till Kindred hits 0% harm’ 

SBC News Henrik Tjärnström: ‘No sleep till Kindred hits 0% harm’ 

Kindred Group’s pledge to incorporate ‘transparent safer gambling metrics’ as part of its financial reporting duty has been deemed a ‘leadership milestone’ by company chief executive Henrik Tjärnström. This week, Kindred became the first listed operator to publicly disclose information on its share of corporate revenues generated from ‘high-risk customers’, alongside further data tracking its group-wide safer gambling efficiencies. Tjärnström …

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Hot pursuit is on for Tabcorp shake-up

SBC News Hot pursuit is on for Tabcorp shake-up

The board of Tabcorp Holdings is reportedly reviewing a number of individual offers and options from companies looking to acquire its TAB wagering and media units. Grabbing yesterday’s business headlines, FTSE100 Entain Plc revealed its interest to acquire TAB units and merge the heritage betting brand with its active Australian market portfolio.  Despite its public announcement, Entain chose not to …

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