M&A Deal Summary

Gaming Partners International Acquires Dolphin Products

On May 16, 2016, Gaming Partners International acquired consumer products company Dolphin Products from Entertainment Gaming Asia for 6M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gaming Partners International’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Gaming Partners International’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Gaming Partners International’s 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-05-16
Target Dolphin Products
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Gaming Partners International
Sellers(s) Entertainment Gaming Asia
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 6M USD

Target

Dolphin Products

Sha Tin, China
Dolphin Products Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of RFID and traditional gaming chips and plaques under the Dolphin® brand to major casinos in Asia and Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gaming Partners International

N. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Category Company
Sector Gaming
DESCRIPTION

Gaming Partners International, Inc. manufactures and supplies casino table game equipment to licensed casinos worldwide. Under the brand names of Paulson®, Bourgogne et Grasset®, Gemaco®, Dolphin®, and Bud Jones®, GPIC provides casino currency, including chips, plaques and jetons; playing cards; table layouts; gaming furniture and table accessories; dice; and roulette wheels. GPIC pioneered the use of security features like radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology in casino currency and offers RFID solutions including RFID readers, software, and displays. Headquartered in North Las Vegas, Nevada, GPIC also has facilities in Beaune, France; San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Blue Springs, Missouri; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Gulfport, Mississippi; and Macau S.A.R., China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-01 GemGroup

United States

GemGroup is a privately-held manufacturer of casino currency, cards and table layouts primarily sold under the Gemaco brand.

Buy $20M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Entertainment Gaming Asia

Shatin, China

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Technology Hardware
Revenue 32M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Entertainment Gaming Asia is a gaming company that provides electronic gaming machines on both a revenue sharing (participation) and fixed lease basis to the growing and emerging gaming markets in Pan Asia, with a current focus on the Cambodia and Philippines markets.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1