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BOS Sponsor Profile – James Fleming – Emerchants

SBC News BOS Sponsor Profile – James Fleming - Emerchants

Emerchants are a leading provider of prepaid payment solutions, offering prepaid debit card programs which are specifically designed for the online betting and gaming industry. After enjoying success in Australia with Bet365, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Sportsbet and CrownBet, they will be in market with major European partners starting in Q4 2016. Emerchants are keen to introduce its solution, and the …

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William Hill – Smith has slim labour leadership chances despite Khan endorsement

SBC News William Hill - Smith has slim labour leadership chances despite Khan endorsement

This weekend’s shock news that London Mayor Sadiq Khan has sided with Owen Smith against Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Leadership Election has seen bookmaker William Hill reduce its odds on Smith winning party leadership from 11/2 to 9/2. Khan who had been thought of as a ‘Corbyn stalwart’, changed his position on the current Labour leader, citing that the …

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Major merger off after William Hill refuses to play ball with 888 and Rank

SBC News Major merger off after William Hill refuses to play ball with 888 and Rank

888 Holdings Plc and The Rank Group Plc are withdrawing their proposal for a three way merger with William Hill, citing an inability to ‘meaningfully engage’ with the bookmaker’s board on the issue. 888 CEO Itai Frieberger said: “We are disappointed that the board of William Hill did not share our vision of the combined businesses. We believe that there …

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Tony Kenny – William Hill – BOS Speaker – The importance of a broad sponsorship mix

SBC News Tony Kenny - William Hill - BOS Speaker - The importance of a broad sponsorship mix

Tony Kenny looks after the PR/Communication and activation of William Hill’s sponsorship portfolio, which includes the Scottish Cup, Premier League and World Darts Championship. Kenny will be on our ‘Different Ball Game’ panel at Betting on Sports 2016 (September 15-16), speaking about how betting companies can reach new audiences via sports partnerships. SBC: William Hill has always had a broad …

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William Hill replaces Barclays as the FWA title sponsor

SBC News William Hill replaces Barclays as the FWA title sponsor

William Hill has replaced Barclays as the title sponsor of the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) in a three-year deal. The bookmaker has agreed the deal after enjoying a successful tier partnership with the FWA since 2013, which included the production of a weekly podcast. Patrick Barclay, New FWA chairman, said: “We’ve enjoyed a great working relationship with William Hill over the …

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William Hill says NO to Rank-888 revised offer

SBC News William Hill says NO to Rank-888 revised offer

A morning of high industry M&A drama has seen William Hill’s board reject the revised consortium takeover offer put forward by Rank Group and 888 Holdings. The new offer presented to William Hill governance on Sunday would see 888 act as the acquiring entity for the ‘BidCo’ consortium. William Hill investors would be offered 199 pence in cash and 0.860 BidCo …

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Rank-888 enters crucial week in pursuit of William Hill takeover

SBC News Rank-888 enters crucial week in pursuit of William Hill takeover

Rank Group and 888 Holdings pursuit of William Hill is expected to heat up this week, as consortium stakeholders are expected to make a fresh bid to seduce William Hill governance into opening negotiations. This weekend, UK business news sources have reported that Rank and 888 governances have been reviewing the 364p per share offer (value circa £3.2-3.3 billion), which …

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Eyal Shaked accuses William Hill governance of ‘Pure Ego’ in its takeover rejection

SBC News Eyal Shaked accuses William Hill governance of 'Pure Ego' in its takeover rejection

Pure ego made #WilliamHill reject #Rank and #888 £3.16bn bid and that will be their downfall. https://t.co/51roD63iI9 — Eyal Shaked (@Eshaked) August 9, 2016 Eyal Shaked, the son of 888 Holdings Co-founder Avi Shaked has taken to Twitter criticising William Hill governance of ‘Pure Ego’ for rejecting the Rank and 888 consortium bid of 364p per share takeover offer (value …

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Rank & 888 consortium make appeal to William Hill investors for direct talks

SBC News Rank & 888 consortium make appeal to William Hill investors for direct talks

Following the rejection of its £3.3 billion takeover offer by the William Hill board, on the grounds that its proposed bid ‘substantially undervalued’ its business. The Rank Group and 888 Holdings consortium have called for direct talks with William Hill governance, outlining the case for its three-way merger. Seeking to appeal to William Hill investors, Rank and 888 have today …

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William Hill rejects ‘risky’ Rank-888 consortium bid

SBC News William Hill rejects 'risky' Rank-888 consortium bid

The board of William Hill Plc has moved to reject the £3.3 billion takeover bid proposed by the strategic consortium of Rank Group and 888 Holdings. Quick to reject Rank and 888’s offer which was formally issued this afternoon, William Hill governance stated that the proposed deal ‘substantially undervalued’ its corporate enterprise, choosing not to forward the bid to its …

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