M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2013-10-18 |
| Target | WMS Industries |
| Sector | Gaming |
| Buyer(s) | Light & Wonder |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 1.5B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Macquarie Capital (Financial) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Blank Rome (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Sector | Gaming |
| Employees | 6,800 |
| Revenue | 3.2B USD (2024) |
Light & Wonder is a developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for worldwide gaming and lottery markets. The Company's portfolio includes instant and draw-based lottery games; electronic gaming machines and game content; server-based lottery and gaming systems; sports betting technology; loyalty and rewards programs; and social, mobile and interactive content and services. Light & Wonder was established in 1984 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 25 |
| Sector: Gaming M&A | 1 of 8 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 3 of 20 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 2 of 12 |
| Year: 2013 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-01 |
Barcrest Group
Oldham, Barcrest Group Ltd. is a manufactures of gaming machines in UK. |
Buy | £35M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-01 |
Bally Technologies
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes advanced technology-based gaming devices and systems worldwide, as well as interactive and mobile solutions. Bally’s product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slot machines, wide-area progressives, and Class II, lottery, and central determination games and platforms. Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless, and table-management solutions. Bally Technologies was established in 1932 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
Buy | $5.1B |
