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Mullen takes business centre stage as Ladbrokes aims for audacious Coral merger

SBC News Mullen takes business centre stage as Ladbrokes aims for audacious Coral merger

Only three months after taking over the executive leadership of embattled Ladbrokes, new CEO Jim Mullen has become the talk of UK corporate business following the shock news of a potential merger with Gala Coral. This week Ladbrokes share price jumped 14% in the wake of the announcement, Mullen and Ladbrokes governance have stated that the merger talks are real …

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Insight: Experts comment on potential Ladbrokes Gala Coral merger

SBC News Insight: Experts comment on potential Ladbrokes Gala Coral merger

The potential merger UK legacy gambling operators Ladbrokes and Gala Coral has sent the industry into speculative overdrive as commentators and industry analyst try to gauge the effect of the heavyweight merger on the industry’s landscape. Both Ladbrokes and Coral’s governance have admitted that the merger talks are real and in action, Ladbrokes issued a statement to the FTSE market, …

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