Tabcorp has confirmed it has grabbed a 10 per cent stake
in Tatts Group as it moves to stave off any rivals to its $ 11 billion takeover.
Details
in Tatts Group's swift and comprehensive rejection of a competing takeover offer have given the bidder plenty to think about.
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Rod Sims wasn't ever going to be overly pleased about how the Australian Competition Tribunal process played out
in the Tatts - Tabcorp merger.
While activist shareholder Sandon Capital has been a voluble opponent of the deal, arguing Tabcorp is getting a very good asset
in the Tatts lotteries business, there are enough big shareholders who own stock in both companies that are in favour of the transaction to make a favourable vote likely.
Not exact matches
• A group of investors led by KKR (NYSE: KKR) raised its offer to $ 5.4 billion
in its bid to acquire
Tatts Group (ASX: TTS), according to Reuters.
The companies failed
in a previous attempt to merge
in 2015, and since then Tabcorp's shares have gained 11.4 % while
Tatts has fallen by the same amount.
Australia «s
Tatts Group and Tabcorp Holdings (tabcf) on Tuesday said they are
in talks to create a A$ 9.34 billion ($ 7.1 billion) betting industry giant, hoping to join forces to fend off popular online rivals.
They argue it would hand Tabcorp and
Tatts Group — which
in October announced an $ 11.3 billion merger that will see the TAB brand replace
Tatts» Ubet
in Queensland and South Australia — a significant advantage by potentially being able to hand out tablets or smartphones and allow punters to bet
in - play as long as they are inside a venue.
Tatts and Tabcorp abandoned merger talks
in November last year, but Mr Boon said on Wednesday a tie - up had been «the subject of numerous discussions between the two companies over time».
Is the Tabcorp -
Tatts merger delay a chance for the Pacific Consortium to swoop back
in with an offer too good to refuse?
While Tabcorp and
Tatts Group try and get their $ 11.3 billion tie up past the competition regulator, Street Talk can reveal some of their smaller rivals
in the horse and sports betting industry are mapping out their own futures.
Turnover for
Tatts» UBet wagering business fell 6.9 per cent to $ 3.9 billion, due
in part to 347 additional races across three racing codes being cancelled during the year.
Tatts took a $ 137.8 million revenue hit from only having 31 major jackpots of $ 15 million or more
in 2017 compared with 45
in the previous year.
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Tatts derived 66 per cent of its pre-tax earnings from its lotteries division
in 2017, though a lack of jackpots hit the company's overall result.
When questioned by
Tatts» shareholder Charlie Green of Hunter Green Institutional Broking whether the falling value and performance of both Tabcorp and
Tatts in recent months meant the deal should be revisited, Mr Cooke said it «would be premature to form conclusions» before legal action brought the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
in the Federal Court and regulatory approvals were finalised.
It certainly makes for interesting viewing as the same players also meet with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which has been doing the rounds
in recent weeks as part of its review
in the Tabcorp /
Tatts tie - up.
Tabcorp is confident that it can complete its $ 11 billion merger with
Tatts Group
in the December quarter.
Tabcorps earnings per share should be up at least 11 per cent
in coming financial years, if it secures rival wagering company
Tatts Group.
Tabcorp agreed
in October to acquire
Tatts in an effort to fend off a growing challenge from overseas online rivals.
The privatisation has been a point of contention
in relation to the $ 11 billion Tabcorp and
Tatts merger, with the potential transaction raised as a potential competition issue given both companies would likely have bid for the WA TAB.
The competition watchdog will appeal the Australian Competition Tribunal's approval of the Tabcorp's merger with
Tatts Group, claiming the Tribunal made errors
in its reasoning.
Rival bookmakers say new legislation gives even more market power to Tabcorp and
Tatts Group through
in - play betting.
Mr Boon said the board had considered demerging one or more of
Tatts» business units, selling some assets and maintaining the company
in its current state after receiving Tabcorp's takeover proposal last October.
By contrast,
Tatts Group paid $ 1.4 billion
in taxes to governments across the country.
Mr Cooke also welcomed the federal government's plan to ban digital
in - play or «click to call» betting, which analysts believe will be a positive for market incumbents
Tatts and Tabcorp.
They also asked why
Tatts was only getting one board position
in the new company and why their chief executive Robbie Cooke was being shown the door
in mid-2017.
Mr Boon said he was confident there would be a strong Queensland presence
in the new merged company, saying
Tatts was buoyed by Tabcorp chairman Paula Dwyer's comments this week that there would be significant jobs
in Queensland.
But after receiving a briefing on the company's strong results at the company's annual general meeting
in Brisbane, some shareholders at the
Tatts questioned whether the Queensland - based company needed to merge with Tabcorp.
The
Tatts wagering business UBet managed to turn around its performance
in 2016, recording turnover growth of 4.1 per cent against a 0.5 per cent decline
in 2015.
B igger is better
in the wagering world inhabited by Tabcorp's David Attenborough and Robbie Cooke at
Tatts Group.
Tatts shares fell 0.5 per cent to $ 4.04 on Thursday, while shares
in Tabcorp fell 0.8 per cent to $ 4.78.
media, where the two biggest players
in outdoor asked the ACCC to take a wider view of the sector and consider the advertising market as a whole, and at Tabcorp /
Tatts which overcame early obstruction by going to the Australian Competition Tribunal.
Mr Sims said it remains unclear following the decision for Tabcorp to take their
Tatts merger directly to the Australian Competition Tribunal whether other big mergers such as BP's blocked takeover of Woolworths service stations will try to seek approval
in the courts.
Tabcorp and
Tatts both operate off - course totalisators and retail wagering networks (
in different states and territories) and online wagering businesses.
The Full Federal Court (comprising Justice Besanko, Justice Perram and Justice Robertson) handed down its judgment on the appeals by ACCC and Crownbet against the decision of the Australian Competition Tribunal
in relation to the
Tatts / Tabcorp merger authorisation.
Background I outlined the Tribunal's Tabcorp decision
in an earlier blog (Tribunal Clears Tabcorp /
Tatts Merger (ACL Blog, 30 June 2017)-RRB- and provided some more detailed information and case extracts on my my Tabcorp case page).
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Background I outlined the Tribunal's Tabcorp decision
in an earlier blog (Tribunal Clears Tabcorp /
Tatts Merger (ACL Blog, 30 June 2017)-RRB- and provided some more detailed information and case extracts on my my Tabcorp case page).
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