Eldorado Resorts To Buy Isle of Capri Casinos for About $950 Million
Eldorado Resorts To Buy Isle of Capri Casinos for About $950 Million : Eldorado Resorts Inc. on Monday said it agreed to buy fellow casino operator Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. for about $950 million in cash and stock in a deal that more than doubles the number of gaming locations Eldorado operates.
The deal values Isle of Capri at $23 a share, a 36% premium over Friday’s closing price. Eldorado said it would pay 58% of the purchase price in cash and 42% in stock.
Isle of Capri shares rose 29% in premarket trading, while Eldorado shares climbed 8.6%.
The combined company will have 20 properties in 10 states and would have generated about $1.8 billion in revenue for the 12 months ended in June.
The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017. Certain large stockholders of Eldorado and Isle of Capri have signed agreements to vote in favor of the transaction.
Eldorado shareholders will own 62% of the combined company, while Isle of Capri shareholders will hold 38%.
Eldorado said it received committed financing for the transaction totaling $2.1 billion from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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