M&A Deal Summary

CVC Capital Partners Acquires Gaming1

On December 28, 2021, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquired gaming company Gaming1

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 6th transaction in the Gaming sector.
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 7th transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-12-28
Target Gaming1
Sector Gaming
Buyer(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking (Financial)

Target

Gaming1

Liege, Belgium
Gaming1 is a Belgian company for both land-based and online games of chance (casino games, sports betting services and poker). Gaming1 is based in Liege, Belgium.

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Buyer

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 298 of 323
Sector (Gaming) 6 of 6
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 116 of 122
Country (Belgium) 7 of 8
Year (2021) 35 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-23 Sisal

Milan, Italy

Sisal is an operator in the Italian gaming market as a government licensee. Through its capillary network of 47,000 points of sale, the company in excess of 500 payment services to the Italian public which are still primarily reliant on traditional cash payments. Sisal is based in Milan, Italy.

Sell €1.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-01 Ligue de Football Professionnel

Paris, France

Ligue de Football Professionnel is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France. The league is responsible for overseeing, organising, and managing the top two leagues in France, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, and is also responsible for the 44 professional football clubs that contest football in France. Ligue de Football Professionnel is based in Paris, France.

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