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US – DraftKings to go public in agreement with SBTech

US daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Diamond Eagle, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and SBTech.

The combined company will become the only vertically-integrated pure-play sports betting and online gaming company based in the United States. In connection with the closing of the transaction, Diamond Eagle intends to change its name to DraftKings Inc., reincorporate in Nevada and remain Nasdaq-listed under a new ticker symbol. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2020 subject to the registration statement being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The new DraftKings will continue to be led by co-founder and CEO Jason Robins and will retain DraftKings’ highly experienced management team, including co-founders Paul Liberman and Matt Kalish. The SBTech management team who bring a wealth of international markets, trading and risk management experience will also be integrated into the organisation.

DraftKingsの共同設立者兼CEOであるジェイソン・ロビンズは、次のように述べています。 「州ごとのロールアウトを継続し、世界中のスポーツファンに最も魅力的で魅力的な顧客体験を提供するという目標を大幅に構築することを楽しみにしています。」

Institutional investors (including funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company, Wellington Management Company and Franklin Templeton) have committed to a private investment of $304m in Class A common stock of the combined company that will close concurrently with the business combination and, subject to any redemptions by DEAC stockholders, there is $400 million currently held in Diamond Eagle’s trust account. It is anticipated that the combined company will have an equity market capitalization at closing of approximately $3.3 billion and have over $500 million of unrestricted cash on the balance sheet.

「DraftKingsとSBTechをXNUMXつの公開会社として統合できることを嬉しく思います」と、Diamond Eagleの設立投資家であるHarry E. Sloan氏は述べています。 「DraftKingsはすでに最高のオンラインファンタジースポーツおよび賭博プラットフォームです。 SBTechの技術と革新的な製品の専門知識を適切な大文字と組み合わせて完全に統合することで、DraftKingsは米国での野心的な拡大計画を継続するための素晴らしい立場になります。 私はXNUMX年間ジェイソン・ロビンスを知っており、彼を真の起業家だと考えています。 私たちの投資家は、彼のビジョンとリーダーシップを最大限尊重していると思います。」

Since becoming the first mobile operator to launch in New Jersey in August 2018, DraftKings has consistently maintained greater than 30% online market share, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the company recorded 8.5x year-over-year revenue growth in the state.

DraftKings currently offers mobile and online sports betting in Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and retail locations in Iowa, Mississippi, New Jersey and New York. DraftKings’ daily fantasy sports product is available in 43 states and 8 international markets including Australia, Canada and the U.K., has approximately 60% market share and leverages its customer acquisition and cross-selling model for its sportsbook and iGaming offerings.

DraftKingsは、シングルサインオン、統合されたウォレット、ユニバーサルユーザープロファイルなどの機能を起動することにより、「ワンプラットフォーム」モデルを確立しました。これにより、ユーザーはDFSコンテスト、スポーツ賭け、ブラックジャックのハンド間でシームレスに移動でき、会社を有効にします完全に新しいバックエンドインフラストラクチャの車輪を再発明することなく、新しい製品を迅速に市場に投入します。

SBTech is a global full-service B2B turnkey technology provider with omni-channel sports betting solutions, trading services, and marketing and bonus tools powering some of the world’s most popular sports betting and online gaming brands.

「DraftKingsとSBTechの組み合わせにより、2つのハイテクネイティブ企業が顧客を中心に結集します」とSBTechの会長であるGavin Isaacs氏は述べています。 「SBTechはコアビジネスを維持し、BXNUMXBの焦点を継続します。 同様のイノベーションDNAを持つ企業に参加し、グローバルスポーツベッティングとオンラインゲームでユニークで差別化されたプレーヤーを作成する機会に興奮しています。」

SBTech has over 50 partners in more than 20 regulated markets and jurisdictions including the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and UK, together with Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in United States. SBTech were recently awarded an exclusive contract offering mobile and retail sports betting for the Oregon state lottery with their Oregon Lottery Scoreboard brand.