{"id":215142,"date":"2022-05-26T13:07:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T20:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=215142"},"modified":"2022-05-26T13:48:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T20:48:18","slug":"kambi-takeover-talk-rises-private-equity-fanatics-could-be-in-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kambi-takeover-talk-rises-private-equity-fanatics-could-be-in-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Kambi Takeover Talk Heating Up, Fanatics, Sands Could Be Interested"},"content":{"rendered":"

Takeover chatter regarding Kambi Group Plc (OTC:KMBIF) is intensifying. That’s after shares of the sports betting technology provider soared Wednesday, and one research firm has some interesting ideas pertaining to potential suitors.<\/p>\n

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A Kambi booth at an industry convention. The company is rumored to be a takeover target. (Image: Kambi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Entering today, Kambi shares were higher by 24% month-to-date. That pace not only soundly trounces an array of other sports betting equities<\/a>, but it\u2019s stoking speculation suitors are circling the company.<\/p>\n

In the most recent edition of its bi-weekly EKG Line <\/em>report, research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming says companies interested in Kambi could run the gamut of private equity firms, to traditional gaming entities, to even a cryptocurrency broker. That group includes familiar names such as Aristocrat, Fanatics, and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS).<\/p>\n

The company has long been on the hunt for B2B assets, and was rumored to have kicked the tires at Evolution earlier this year. On face, Kambi would appear to fit within Sands\u2019 current strategic M.O.,\u201d<\/strong> EKG says of Las Vegas Sands.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

LVS has an investment arm aimed at iGaming and sports wagering, but it\u2019s not been an outright buyer of companies, opting rather to make investments in smaller, upstart firms<\/a>. EKG didn\u2019t mention specific private equity suitors for Kambi. But with the company\u2019s market capitalization of $6.31 billion, it\u2019s easily digestible for any number of private equity shops.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kambi Takeover Chatter Makes Sense<\/h2>\n

Kambi takeover is sensible because technology assets are still alluring in the sports wagering space. But there\u2019s more to the story.<\/p>\n

In February, the Stockholm-listed company did away with a<\/a> poison pill provision. Companies adopt poison pills in attempts to fend off unsolicited acquisition offers, essentially diluting the aspiring buyer by selling stock to other investors at below-market prices. With that provision gone, Kambi is an easier target for a buyer.<\/p>\n

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As for other potential suitors mentioned by EKG, Aristocrat is plausible because it lacks business-to-business sports wagering offerings. It also signaled it\u2019s in the mood for deals with a recent attempt, though unsuccessful to acquire Playtech. The research firm also mentions Kindred, the company from which Kambi was spun out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe two have remained closely tied since. Kindred has recently stated its ambitions to \u2018gain greater end-to-end control of its product,\u2019\u201d notes EKG. \u201cAnd while an inelegant solution, an in-housing of Kambi would certainly tick that box.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding to that intrigue, Keith Meister\u2019s Corvex Management recently amassed a 10.12% stake<\/a> in Kindred and is pushing that company to sell itself.<\/p>\n

Other Possibilities<\/h2>\n

EKG mentions ESPN, privately held Fanatics and Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) as potential Kambi suitors.<\/p>\n

The interesting element regarding that trio is that Rush Street Interactive has been previously mentioned as a buyout candidate, with rumors focusing on ESPN<\/a> and Fanatics as potential suitors. Fanatics is at the center of a slew of sports wagering mergers and acquisitions rumors. But to date, the company hasn\u2019t made a deal. EKG also notes crypto exchange operator FTX<\/a> could be a possibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crypto exchange\u2019s interest in acquiring US online sports betting assets is well known (see, e.g., its failed bid for PlayUp). Kambi would get FTX a core piece of the OSB puzzle, though a FTX-Kambi combination would hardly be turnkey for FTX in the U.S. market, as it would lack OSB market access,\u201d <\/strong>concludes the research firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Takeover chatter regarding Kambi Group Plc (OTC:KMBIF) is intensifying. That’s after shares of the sports betting technology provider soared Wednesday, and one research firm has some interesting ideas pertaining to potential suitors. Entering today, Kambi shares were higher by 24% month-to-date. 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