גופר השקעות מגיבה להצבעה על הצעת הקונסורציום

גופר השקעות ("Gopher"), בעלת מניות של 4.97% ב- Playtech plc ("פלייטק"), מברכת על התוצאה של הצבעת בעלי המניות אתמול באסיפה הכללית של פלייטק, שבה בעלי המניות הצביעו נגד ההצעה לפינלטו מצוות הניהול של Finalto המגובה בקונסורציום בראשות קבוצת בארינבוים ("הקונסורציום").

HONG KONG, 19 AUGUST 2021,(BUSINESS WIRE):

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Gopher Investments (“Gopher”), a 4.97% shareholder in Playtech plc (“Playtech”), welcomes the result of yesterday’s shareholder vote at Playtech’s General Meeting in which shareholders voted against the Offer for Finalto from Finalto’s management team backed by a consortium led by Barinboim Group (the “Consortium”).

Gopher looks forward to engaging with the Board regarding its USD 250 million Offer for Finalto and working to complete the acquisition in an expedient and transparent manner.

Rothschild & Co is acting as Financial Adviser to Gopher Investments on its Offer for Finalto.

White & Case LLP is acting as legal advisor to Gopher Investments on its Offer for Finalto.

About Gopher Investments and TT Bond Partners

Gopher is an investment vehicle backed by investors with experience in gaming and financials, and is an affiliate of TT Bond Partners (“TTB”). TTB, through its Hong Kong regulated entity, TTB Partners Limited, which is advising Gopher on this transaction, is an investment and advisory firm based in Hong Kong, whose founders and professionals have over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry investing and advising on over $250 billion of transactions in the US, Europe, and Asia.

TTB has significant experience in investing in assets in the technology-driven financial services sector. Recent investments include: Xen Financial, a next-generation investment platform providing fractionalised access to private markets; KASB, a stock brokerage in Pakistan, and creator of KTrade, Pakistan’s leading retail stock trading app; Finhabits, a US-based leading bilingual money app designed for Latinos’ financial success; Selfin, a digital microlending platform focused on financial inclusion of microenterprises in India; Aspen Digital, an innovative technology-driven platform that empowers asset and wealth managers to offer digital asset products with confidence, driving mass adoption of digital assets and blockchain technologies; Coherent, a Hong Kong based insurtech company building digital platforms for insurers; and M7 Real Estate, a UK and EU based real estate asset manager.

No offer or solicitation:

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, acquire, subscribe for, sell, dispose of or issue, or any solicitation to purchase, acquire, subscribe for, sell, dispose of or issue any securities in Playtech in any jurisdiction.

Overseas jurisdictions:

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No investment recommendation:

This announcement is not intended to be and does not constitute or contain any investment recommendation as defined by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of the domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). No information in this announcement should be construed as recommending or suggesting an investment strategy. Nothing in this announcement or in any related materials is a statement of or indicates or implies any specific or probable value outcome in any particular circumstance.

Disclaimer:

N.M. Rothschild and Sons Limited ("Rothschild & Co"), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Gopher Investments and no one else in connection with the matters described in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Gopher Investments for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild & Co nor for providing advice in connection with any matter referred to herein or the other matters referred to herein.

Contacts

Investor Enquiries

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Contact – Media

Jennifer Renwick
[email protected]
020 3757 4994

Ed Gascoigne-Pees
[email protected]
020 3757 4984

Source: Gopher Investment

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