Acquisition of Lucky Dino Gaming; €25 million consideration
About the client:
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. is a licensed online gaming company with a specific focus on esports wagering and gaming. Akur is exclusive buy-side M&A adviser to EEG
About the transaction:
Akur acted as exclusive financial adviser to EEG on its 100% acquisition of Lucky Dino Gaming
Grant Johnson, CEO and founder of EEG said:
“From origination of the transaction through to negotiating and finalising the deal with Lucky Dino, we have been impressed with Akur’s understanding of our acquisition strategy, extensive industry network and advice throughout the process.”
£55m equity fundraising on the London Stock Exchange
About the client:
Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc, is a listed UK REIT, investing in UK social housing assets, focused on supported housing
About the transaction:
A follow-on equity capital raise to support the acquisition of a key pipeline of assets. The transaction also included the establishment of 12 month placing programme to enable up to a further c.£150m of equity to be issued.
Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Company plc (“TEEC”)
Date:
October 2020
Deal:
IPO, raising £100m on the London Stock Exchange
About the client:
TEEC is a new listed closed-ended fund investing in energy efficiency infrastructure projects in the UK. Energy efficiency as a sector has been underinvested relative to renewable energy funds and this successful IPO seeks to address this imbalance.
TEEC is investing in a range of critical energy efficiency projects across the UK including low carbon heat networks, the retrofit of social housing assets, and distributed generation.
About the transaction:
Akur acted as exclusive independent financial adviser to TEEC on its successful IPO
Jonathan Parr, Partner at Triple Point said:
“From origination through structuring, and to completion, Akur has worked very closely with the team in delivering this milestone IPO, Akur was a key part of the process to unlock this transformational project.”
mkodo, which was founded in 2001, delivers world-class, award-winning apps and digital products for mobile, online and retail environments in the betting, gaming and lottery sectors. Clients of the UK-based company include; The Rank Group’s Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo brands, Canada’s Atlantic Lottery Corporation and British Columbia Lottery Corporation.
About the transaction:
Akur acted as exclusive financial adviser to mkodo on its 100% sale to Pollard Banknote
Sue Yoxall, Co-founder and Executive Director of mkodo said:
“From origination of appropriate partners through to structuring, negotiating and finalising the deal with Pollard Banknote, we have been extremely impressed with Akur’s extensive network, knowledge and advice throughout the process.”
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