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Could bwin.party be regretting its decision to allow itself to be acquired by the much smaller GVC? (Image: independent.co.uk)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bwin.party<\/a> board may be starting to believe that it has backed the wrong horse.<\/p>\n

The board\u2019s decision to choose GVC<\/a> over 888 in the recent takeover bidding war seemed like a good idea at the time. GVC\u2019s bid was the highest, after all, and the promise of higher annual cost savings, coupled GVC\u2019s strong record of integrating acquisitions, apparently sealed the deal for bwin.<\/p>\n

But GVC\u2019s nosediving share price since that decision was made, has reduced its offer to near parity with that of 888\u2019s. It may even throw the deal into doubt, according to the UK\u2019s Independent newspaper.<\/p>\n

Because the accepted GVC offer was a cash and paper bid, much of it was to be funded by bwin shareholders receiving shares in the acquiring company instead of cash.<\/p>\n

GVC\u2019s offer valued bwin at around \u00a31.1 billion ($1.7 billion), or 130p per share while 888\u2019s rejected offer valued the company at around 115p to 116p per share. But GVC\u2019s weakened share price, today price, means that its offer is now also lying around the 116p mark. Meanwhile, 888\u2019s shares have remained steady.<\/p>\n

Opinion Split<\/b><\/h2>\n

The battle for bwin.party was protracted, as two online gaming giants attempted to outmuscle one another with bid and counterbid. At one point, negotiations looked to be decided in favor of 888, but GVC\u2019s decision to ditch its backers, Amaya, and make an approved solo bid eventually convinced the major bwin shareholders. Or half of them, at least.<\/p>\n

Bwin Chairman Philip Yea said that the board had polled company shareholders over the course of the week leading up to the decision to go with GVC and found their opinion to be evenly split between the two offers. However, the board itself preferred GVC and was able to convince a significant group of majority shareholders to follow its lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn that basis, you cannot please all the shareholders and we hope that they will support us because it is in these circumstances that you need the board to show leadership,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dissenting Voices<\/b><\/h2>\n

But one major shareholder certainly had misgivings about GVC. Jason Ader, who owns around 5.2 percent of bwin told Bloomberg that there were a lot of \u201crisks and uncertainties\u201d surrounding the GVC bid and said the company would have to offer around 140p per share for him to sit up and take notice.<\/p>\n

In terms of cost-saving synergies, he said he thought the projected figure from 888 was conservative and would be \u201cat least double\u201d the $78 million suggested. If Ader is right, then a merger with 888 could have yielded higher cost savings than the GVC deal.<\/p>\n

Many also questioned whether it was wise for bwin to allow itself to be acquired by a much smaller company than itself in a deal that would likely result in the breaking up and selling off of its casino and poker operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The bwin.party board may be starting to believe that it has backed the wrong horse. The board\u2019s decision to choose GVC over 888 in the recent takeover bidding war seemed like a good idea at the time. 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