M&A Deal Summary

Brightstar Lottery Acquires iSoftBet

On April 11, 2022, Brightstar Lottery acquired digital media company iSoftBet for 160M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brightstar Lottery’s 2nd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Brightstar Lottery’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Brightstar Lottery’s 1st transaction in Malta.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-04-11
Target iSoftBet
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Brightstar Lottery
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 160M EUR
Advisor(s) Wiggin (Legal)

Target

iSoftBet

Birkirkara, Malta
iSoftBet is an igaming content provider and third-party game aggregator. The company's portfolio contains approximately 125 proprietary games and more than 4,600 third-party games through the iSoftBet proprietary game aggregation platform. With primary office locations in England, Malta, and Romania, and approximately 350 employees and contractors, iSoftBet has approximately 260 igaming operators as customers and its games are certified by 20 European regulators.

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Buyer

Brightstar Lottery

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Gaming
Employees5,946
DESCRIPTION

Brightstar Lottery is a provider of casino gaming entertainment and continues to transform the industry by translating casino player experiences to social, mobile and interactive environments for markets around the world. Brightstar Lottery was founded in 2014 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector: Digital Media M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: Malta M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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