Playtech in Talks to Sell Financial Division Finalto for $200m

Playtech has announced that a management consortium has made an offer to acquire its financial trading division Finalto for a sum that could reach $200m.  The online gaming software giant confirmed the news after recent speculation in the Israeli media suggested that an Israeli-led consortium was in advanced talks to purchase the trading division. The […]

Playtech in Talks to Sell Financial Division Finalto for $200m - Monday, January 25th, 2021 6:09

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Playtech has announced that a management consortium has made an offer to acquire its financial trading division Finalto for a sum that could reach $200m. 

Playtech in Talks to Sell Financial Division Finalto for $200mannouncement confirmed that the consortium includes Barinboim Group, Phoenix Insurance Co Ltd, Menora Mivtachim Insurance, and Leumi Partners Ltd. 

Playtech in Talks to Sell Financial Division Finalto for $200m

According to the company’s trading update issued on January 12th 2021, streamlining is a priority for 2021 stating that:

Playtech in Talks to Sell Financial Division Finalto for $200m

Playtech in Talks to Sell Financial Division Finalto for $200mthe recent sale of YoYo Games to Norwegian web browser company Opera, news of the impending sale of Finalto comes as no great shock. This is despite the fact that the division’s revenue grew an impressive 123% to $105.8m (€87.3m) for H1 of 2020. In fact, Playtech recently stated that Finalto had a very strong year and was one of the standout performers of the first half of 2020. 

However, the company had stated as far back as August 2020 that they had intended to sell Finalto, which was then known as TradeTech, once a suitable buyer could be found. 

Playtech in Talks to Sell Financial Division Finalto for $200m

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