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...William Hill and Canadian group Amaya, owner of Pokerstars, the world’s largest online poker company by number of users, called off talks over a £4.6bn merger last week....
...Mr Davis also held discussions with GVC about a potential takeover, though those plans faltered when it emerged William Hill had also engaged Amaya in merger talks....
...Last year William Hill’s Gareth Davis started talks over a £4.6bn merger with Canada’s Amaya, but the company was forced to walk away from the deal after opposition from its largest shareholder....
...In recent years, William Hill has engaged in talks with online gaming groups including 888 Holdings and Amaya, which has since been renamed Stars Group, but is yet to secure the sort of transformative deal...
...Once upon a time, that bruiser could have been William Hill. Instead it attempted a merger with Canada’s Amaya....
...In October, last year, talks between William Hill Canada’s Amaya, operator of PokerStars, broke down over a £4.6bn deal. (Image: Getty)...
...William Hill has engaged in talks with online gaming groups including 888 Holdings and Amaya - now The Stars Group - but is yet to land a transformative deal....
...Meanwhile, William Hill, Paddy Power Betfair, The Stars Group (formerly Amaya), 888 Holdings, Rank Group and Jackpotjoy have all looked seriously at potential deals as the UK government considers how to...
...He opposed an attempt, later aborted, to merge with PokerStars owner Amaya....
...GVC’s talks with William Hill were nixed last October when it emerged that William Hill chairman Gareth Davis had begun talks with Canada’s Amaya, operator of PokerStars....
...The group also failed in its attempt to merge with Pokerstars owner Amaya. Things are now looking more stable after Philip Bowcock was promoted to chief executive in March this year....
...Over the past few weeks William Hill, Paddy Power Betfair, The Stars Group (formerly Amaya), 888, Rank Group and Jackpotjoy have drawn up acquisition plans, but have been waiting for a UK government review...
...By contrast, William Hill shares, at 259p, are pricing in a £40 FOBT stake....
...William Hill, however, has appeared less keen to talk to partners, despite being linked in the past with Canada’s Amaya, now known as Stars Group....
...William Hill and Canada’s Amaya called off a proposed £4.6bn merger in October after its largest shareholder, Parvus Asset Management, came out against the deal....
...Last year, a proposed £4.6bn merger with Canada’s Amaya was called off after William Hill’s largest shareholder, the hedge fund Parvus Asset Management, came out against the deal....
...William Hill walks away from Amaya, Burberry sales down, Bellway profits jump. FT Opening Quote, with commentary by City Editor Jonathan Guthrie, is your early Square Mile briefing....
...William Hill shares are climbing after the British bookie bowed to shareholder pressure and abandoned merger talks with Canadian gaming group Amaya this morning....
...“The Board has informed Amaya that it is withdrawing from discussions and wishes Amaya well for the future”, said William Hill. Amaya runs PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker business....
...In a statement to investors this morning, William Hill reiterated its belief that a merger of equals “would be consistent with the strategic objectives of both William Hill and Amaya and would create a clear...
...William Hill and Canada’s Amaya called off a proposed £4.6bn merger in October after Parvus came out against the deal....
...In October, the company and Canada’s Amaya called off a proposed £4.6bn merger after Parvus came out against the deal....
...Last November, it emerged that Ladbrokes Coral held talks with GVC over a possible tie-up, and earlier this year, William Hill called off merger discussions with Canada’s Amaya, which runs the PokerStars...
...William Hill and Amaya have long been seeking a transformational deal in response to a rapidly consolidating sector....
...The founder of Amaya, the Canadian group that owns Pokerstars and Full Tilt, has offered to take the company private in a deal worth around $6.7bn, just weeks after merger talks with UK bookmaker William...
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