Tag Archives: Merger
Canada – The Star’s shareholders approve merger with Flutter
The Stars Group’s shareholders have approved the proposal to combine the business with Flutter Entertainment. The special resolution approved the previously announced plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act between The Stars Group and Flutter, whereby Flutter will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of The Stars Group. Approximately 99.99 per…
UK – The Stars Group receives UK Competition & Markets Authority clearance for Flutter deal
The UK Competition & Markets Authority has unconditionally cleared The Stars Group’s combination with Flutter Entertainment plc following the CMA’s Phase 1 review under the Enterprise Act 2002. As previously announced, The Stars Group and Flutter have entered into an arrangement agreement providing for an all-share combination to be implemented through an acquisition of The…
Chile – Merger between Sun Dreams and Marina del Sol cancelled
Sun Dreams and Marina del Sol have reported that the proposed merger between the two companies has been cancelled. According to a memorandum released to financial authorities “the parties did not agree on the points necessary to carry out the transaction, they did not manage to exchange the background or the documents necessary to carry…
Canada – Canadian casino giant Gateway to merge with Leisure Acquisition Corp.
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited, one of the largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies in Canada, is to merge with Leisure Acquisition Corp. in a transaction in a transaction with a pro forma enterprise valuation of approximately US$1.115bn Gateway, which is currently majority owned by The Catalyst Capital Group, has also announced that,…
Chile – Merger between Sun Dreams and Marina del Sol is on hold
Sun International’s proposed merger of its Chile-based casino company Sun Dreams with the assets of Marina del Sol has been put on ice after the companies couldn’t reach agreement on a memorandum of understanding. Sun International confirmed that they had failed to conclude the proposed merger by the deadline of October 31. “The parties have…
Ireland – Flutter and The Stars Group to become ‘global leader in sports betting and gaming’
Flutter Entertainment, the owner of Paddy Power and Betfair, is to merge with Canadian poker giant The Stars Group to create a ‘global leader in sports betting and gaming.’ The combined group would have combined revenues of £3.8bn and will be headquartered in Dublin and be listed on the London Stock Exchange as well as…
US – Caesars and Eldorado merger talks heat up
Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts could be closing in on a deal that would create the largest gaming operator in North America. Pushed by billionaire Carl Ichan, who now owns over a quarter of Caesars, the two operators are deep in negotiation over a cash and stock deal with Reno-born Eldorado becoming the controlling force…
Chile – Marina del Sol and Sun Dreams merge to expand in Latin America
Casino and hotel operators Marina del Sol and Sun Dreams will merge their operations in Latin America creating one of the largest casino operators in the region. Sun Dreams operates seven casinos in Chile: Iquique, Sun Monticello, Temuco, Valdivia, Puerto Varas, Coyhaique and Punta Arenas, one in Argentina (the Park Hyatt Mendoza, Hotel, Casino &…
US – Caesars and Eldorado in talks over possible merger
Caesars Entertainment is believed to be in the very early stages of merger talks with Eldorado Resorts. A source said that Caesars was providing limited confidential financial information to Eldorado, which is carrying out due diligence on the potential combination. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who has recently increased his stake in Caesars to 17.8 per…
