Tag Archives: TradeTech

Playtech confirms Finalto takeover approach 

SBC News Playtech confirms Finalto takeover approach 

Playtech Plc has entered discussions with an ‘Israel based consortium’ with regards to the sale of its Finalto financial trading unit.  The FTSE250 technology group issued a short statement confirming media speculation that it had entered talks to offload Finalto to a consortium formed by Barinboim Group, Leumi Partners Limited, The Phoenix Insurance Company Limited and Menora Mivtachim Insurance. Playtech …

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Playtech’s ‘interrupted Snaitech’ bears brunt of COVID-19 disruptions

SBC News Playtech’s ‘interrupted Snaitech’ bears brunt of COVID-19 disruptions

Playtech Plc will trade with caution for the remainder of 2020, as its business units emerge from a ‘disrupted period’, with its corporate outlook dependent on further COVID-19 outcomes.    Publishing its 2020 interim results (period ending 30 June), Playtech recorded a 23% drop in corporate revenues to €564 million, (H1 2019: €728m) as the FTSE250 technology group absorbed a series …

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Playtech 2019 revenue growth outdone by costs & duties 

SBC News Playtech 2019 revenue growth outdone by costs & duties 

FTSE250-listed Playtech Plc will continue to review its corporate divisions and underlining strategy after full-year results for 2019 showed core unit growth subdued by further Asian market impacts and severe declines across its TradeTech financial services unit. Playtech recorded a 22% increase in corporate revenues to €1.5 billion (FY2018: €1.25bn), as the technology group’s ‘Core B2B’ division delivered a 15% …

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Playtech points to ‘strong core’ as TradeTech struggles

SBC News Playtech points to 'strong core' as TradeTech struggles

Publishing its latest year-to-date trading update, the governance of Playtech Plc has disclosed that full-year adjusted EBITDA will be below market consensus, despite the firm’s ‘core business’ segments continuing to perform strongly. The FTSE250 technology group attributes its earnings slowdown to financial unit ‘TradeTech’, which expects 2019 results to be ‘well below management expectations’. Updating investors, Playtech governance informs that …

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Playtech’s new financial division ‘TradeTech Group’ acquires Alpha UK

SBC News Playtech's new financial division 'TradeTech Group' acquires Alpha UK

FTSE-listed industry platform and technology provider Playtech Plc continues its expansion within the financial services sector, moving to acquire all assets of Alpha UK, a B2B risk-management and trading systems’ supplier. Issuing a market update, Playtech informs that it has acquired Alpha’s international client portfolio, the firm’s proprietary technologies, its B2B platform, development and trading teams plus all intellectual properties. …

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