Sportech - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Sportech M&A Summary

Sportech has acquired 4 companies. It has also divested 3 assets.

Sportech’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired The Football Pools for $79M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold The Football Pools to OpCapita for $128M. Sportech has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (50%) and leisure (50%).

Sportech Business Overview

Where is Sportech headquartered?

Sportech is headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom.

What is Sportech’s revenue?

Sportech disclosed revenue of 23M GBP for 2021 and 20M GBP for 2020.

How many employees does Sportech have?

Sportech has 564 employees.

What sector is Sportech in?

Sportech is a leisure company.

When was Sportech founded?

Sportech was founded in 1979.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Sportech

Sportech PLC

Icarus House Hawkfield Business Park,
Bristol, BS14 0BN
United Kingdom,
+44 11 7902 9000
www.sportechplc.com

Sportech is a sports entertainment company and one of the world's major pool betting organizations, focusing on highly regulated markets worldwide. The company processes over $13 billion (£8.5 billion) in bets annually, with a presence in over 30 countries and licensed to operate in over half of the US States. Sportech is headquartered in London and employs over 1000 people globally. Sportech was founded in 1979 and is based in Bristol, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $96M $96M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 2 - 1 - - - 3
vol $147M $13M $160M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bump Worldwide, Inc. 2021-02-03 13M USD Divestiture
Toronto, Ontario · www.bump5050.com
The Football Pools Ltd. 2017-03-17 128M GBP Divestiture
Liverpool, United Kingdom · www.footballpools.com
Data Tote Ltd. 2013-09-27 5M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Bristol, United Kingdom
eBet Online, Inc. 2012-12-20 13M USD Add-on Acquisition
, California
4thegame.com 2008-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
, United Kingdom
The Football Pools Ltd. 2007-11-07 79M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Liverpool, United Kingdom · www.footballpools.com
Sportech - Bet Direct Business 2006-06-02 19M GBP Divestiture
, United Kingdom
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 2 (50%) 13M (13%) 1 (33%) 19M (12%)
Leisure 2 (50%) 83M (87%) 1 (33%) 128M (80%)
Business Services - - 1 (33%) 13M (8%)
Total 4 $96M 3 $160M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 3 83M 2 147M
Canada - - 1 13M
  Ontario - - 1 13M
United States 1 13M - -
  California 1 13M - -
Domestic 3 (75%) 83M (87%) 2 (67%) 147M (92%)
Cross-border 1 (25%) 13M (13%) 1 (33%) 13M (8%)
Total 4 $96M 3 $160M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $96M
TOTAL $96M
Largest The Football Pools Ltd.
$79M (2007-11-07)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $128M
< $100M 2 $32M
TOTAL $160M
Largest The Football Pools Ltd.
$128M (2017-03-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

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