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Canada: William Hill in £4.5bn merger talks

By  |  October 9, 2016

Amaya and William Hill are in talks for an all-stock merger-of-equals, which they said would form a “clear international leader” in online gaming.

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    Montreal-based Amaya provides technology-based products and services in global gaming and interactive entertainment, while London-based William Hill is a bookmaking and gambling group. The companies said they disclosed their talks following “recent press speculation.”

    Reuters reported on Friday that Amaya, which runs PokerStars and Full Tilt, had received bids from William Hill, gambling business GVC Holdings PLC and private-equity firms.

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