Playtech shares soar 10% Thursday after reporting bullish Q3 results LeapRate

October 30, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech shares soar 10% Thursday after reporting bullish Q3 results

Shares of gaming technology and forex brokerage company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) soared more than 10% on Thursday, after the company reported better-than-expected financial results in Q3. A good part of that positive surprise was thanks to Playtech's newly established Financials Division, which consists of the online trading brands it purchased from controlling shareholder Teddy Sagi earlier…

October 07, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Irish regulator's issue with the Playtech-AvaTrade acquisition - the real story

A number of rumors and what-might-have-happened type stories and speculation have been circulating on certain blogs the past few days, as to why Ireland's financial regulator, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), has stated its opposition to the acquisition of retail forex broker AvaTrade by online gaming and trading giant-in-making Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). Some of the…

September 25, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Plus500 updates on cancellation of shares trading on AIM

Due to the delayed completion of the acquisition of Plus500 by Playtech, the company confirms that the planned cancellation of its shares trading on AIM will also happen with a corresponding delay.

July 31, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech shareholders to vote on Plus500 deal on August 19th

Shareholders of Playtech will have their say on the recommended £459.6 million acquisition of Plus500, after the deal got the approval of broker's shareholders earlier this month.

July 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech shareholders approve acquisition of AvaTrade

With 99.99% of the votes cast in favor of the deal, Playtech shareholders approved the proposed $105 million acquisition of retail Forex broker AvaTrade.

July 24, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech to receive £75 million ($116.6m) under agreement with Ladbrokes

The agreement was reached with regards to the proposed merger of the Ladbrokes Group and the Coral Group and is conditional upon completion of this merger.

July 19, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Playtech selects MaxBill for B2B billing

Playtech opted to deploy MaxBill as part of a strategic plan to expand the company’s business capacity with improved business support processes

July 16, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Plus500 shareholders vote unanimously in favor of Playtech acquisition: LeapRate Exclusive

The results from the votes by proxy on the proposed acquisition of Plus500 by Playtech have been counted, with 60 million shareholders voting in favor and only 5 million voting against the proposals, thus it is currently likely that the acquisition will proceed

July 08, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech shareholders to vote on AvaTrade deal on July 28th

The $105 million acquisition will require the Playtech shareholders' approval at a General Meeting to be held on July 28, 2015.

July 01, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Playtech continues FX acquisition spree, buying AvaTrade for $105 million

... and Playtech doesn't seem done. They also agreed a €200 million unsecured revolving credit facility with Barclays and RBS, to target more acquisitions

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