BetVictor is one of the UK’s best known online sports betting and casino brands. Based in Gibraltar, BetVictor is the largest non-governmental employer in the territory.
About the transaction:
Akur advised the founder shareholders on the sale of their majority equity stake, including carrying out a comprehensive valuation exercise.
£20m equity fundraising on the London Stock Exchange
About the client:
Tritax Big Box is a leader in UK Big Box real estate investment and is the first listed investment company to give pure exposure to the Big Box asset class in the UK – advised by Akur since 2012.
About the transaction:
This equity fundraise (conducted as a non pre-emptive Placing) was concluded in a single morning. It allowed the Company to acquire a major big box asset let to NEXT Group plc for a total investment of £60m
Neomobile Gaming S.p.A. (trading under the CasinoPlanet.it brand) is a licensed Italian mobile-first business, operating on its own proprietary mobile and internet gaming platform.
About the transaction:
Advised Neomobile S.p.A. on the sale of its mobile and internet gaming business to RCS Media Group, conducting a formal sales process on the company’s behalf.
The process encompassed operators, software suppliers and media groups across Europe and North America. The acquirer, RCS Media Group, is one of the largest media groups in Europe and includes sports newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport and Marca.
Hayward Tyler Group plc is a leader in the design, manufacture and servicing of performance-critical motors and pumps for the harshest of environments. Core markets for the group include: oil & gas exploration; power generation – both conventional and nuclear; and the chemical/industrials sector. With facilities in the UK, US, China and India, the Group has a proven reputation for providing innovative, reliable technological solutions built on a proud heritage stretching back over 200 years.
Hayward Tyler has been advised by Akur since its London IPO (by reverse takeover) in January 2010.
About the transaction:
Akur proposed and originated the sale of strategic investor MBE Technology’s 43% stake in Hayward Tyler to a broad range of UK and international institutional AIM investors. Concurrently Akur acted as financial adviser on HT’s debt refinancing package.