BT has confirmed it is holding discussions ‘with a number of strategic partners’ over the sale of its sports broadcasting unit, BT Sport. The broadcaster has enlisted investment bank Lazard to explore the partial sale, according to The Telegraph, with Amazon, Disney and DAZN all having held discussions with BT, although an anonymous British broadcaster is said to be leading …
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Gala Coral has this morning announced the sale of its Gala Bingo retail division to private trust Caledonia Investments for a total consideration of £241 million. The sale of the division is expected to be completed within two months, upon approval from the UK Gambling Commission. Under its new ownership Gala Bingo Retail will retain Simon Wykes as its CEO. …
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A group of potential acquiring companies interested in Gala Coral Groups retail bingo division, Gala Bingo has been revealed by UK business news sources. Gala Coral governance has been in the process of selling its 130 retail bingo halls, either via a complete division acquisition or individual sale of the division assets. UK business news sources have named German gambling …
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Gala Coral management has moved to dismiss reports that it has held acquisition talks with international private equity firm OpCapita, over the sale of its Gala retail business unit. Last week UK business news sources reports that OpCapita had submitted an undisclosed bid for Gala Retail gambling division, a business unit that Gala Coral has considered selling in the past. …
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Gala Coral has sold 47 of its UK bingo properties to Investment and equity management firm M&G Investments in a deal valued at £173 million. The deal will see M&G takeover 40% of Gala Corals 127 UK bingo sites, with 36 of the clubs being freehold properties. The acquired property portfolio from Gala Coral will further see M&G gain 12 …
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Gala Coral Group has hired bankers Lazard as strategic adviser for the sale of its 130 retail bingo clubs. UK business sources have indicated that Lazard are seeking to sell Gala Coral’s retail bingo division for an estimated £250 million. A Gala Coral statement confirmed that the operator had “commenced a process to explore the possibility of a disposal of …
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