NYX GAMING GROUP LTD 11 PCT DEBS V.NYX.DB

RE:William Hill and CVC

[JimToronto]

CVC purchased 45% of William Hill in 1999;

CVC purchased 80% of Sky Bet in 2015; Sky contributed £20m to NYX's acquisition of OpenBet in 2016.

CVC signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in Tipico Group ("Tipico") in April 2016. Tipico is the market-leading provider of sports betting in Germany

CVC acquired Italian gaming and payments operator, Sisal Group S.p.A. (“Sisal”), for €1.0bn in May 2016

JimToronto wrote:

Speculation continues to circulate that CVC, the owner of UK-based online betting company Skybet, is considering launching its own bid for william Hill.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-3750749/William-Hill-fights-3-4bn-bid-rivals-circling-merger-frenzy-grips-leading-bookmakers.html