Bwin.party share price rises after 888 Holdings takeover bid
Shares in bwin.party soared over six per cent in early trading after rival 888 Holdings confirmed it had submitted a bid for all of bwin.party's share capital.
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By contrast, 888's share price fell over five per cent, with investors seemingly not sold on its plans.
888 said it believes there is "significant industrial logic in a combination of 888 and bwin.party" and signalled shareholder approval had been secured for the bid to rival approaches from Aim-listed GVC Holdings for bwin.party.
In a statement bwin.party said:
The board of bwin.party has noted the announcement made by 888 Holdings and confirms that it has received a proposal to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of bwin.party.
The board and its advisers are conducting a detailed review of the proposals received to-date and will make a further announcement in due course, however there can be no certainty that these proposals will result in a transaction being completed.