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Ladbrokes in Merger Talks with Gala Coral Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ladbrokes in merger talks<\/a> with Gala Coral Group<\/p>\n

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Bookmaker Ladbrokes<\/a> has said it is in talks with the board of Group over a possible merger.<\/p>\n

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An bet9ja’s welcome offer<\/a> would develop<\/a> the UK’s most significant bookie with almost 4,000 High Street shops.<\/p>\n

The discussions concern integrating Ladbrokes with Coral Retail, Eurobet Retail and Gala Coral’s online companies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ladbrokes stated<\/a> there was no certainty<\/a> that the talks would lead to an offer, and possible terms and timings<\/a> were likewise yet to be agreed.<\/p>\n

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Shares in Ladbrokes increased more than 11% after the statement.<\/p>\n

“A merger with Gala Coral could develop a combined service with substantial scale and has the prospective to create considerable cost synergies, producing value for both companies’ investors,” chief executive Jim Mullen stated.<\/p>\n

If the yohaig code<\/a> offer goes on, it would see the merged group surpass William Hill as the biggest UK bookmaker, bringing<\/a> together around 2,100 shops from Ladbrokes and 1,845 from Coral.<\/p>\n

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The merger talks do not consist of Gala’s 132-strong bingo organization.<\/p>\n

Mr Mullen added that the firm’s board<\/a> has yet to choose whether an bet9ja’s welcome offer<\/a> would be “tactically attractive” and whether it might be “provided to investors on appropriate terms.”<\/p>\n

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The firm stated that the deal, if finished, could be categorized as a reverse takeover<\/a> of Ladbrokes.<\/p>\n

Ladbrokes<\/a> formerly attempted to purchase Coral<\/a> in 1998, however its scheduled takeover was obstructed by the yohaig code<\/a> government.<\/p>\n

The then Trade and Industry Secretary<\/a> Peter Mandelson said a merger would cause “a weakening of cost competition at the national level” and a reduction in consumer option<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, Ladbrokes reported a large fall in pre-tax revenue<\/a> for 2014, from \u20a4 68m to \u20a4 38m, and stated that it expected<\/a> to close 60 UK shops this promotion code<\/a> year.<\/p>\n

Those plans would be unaffected by any bet9ja’s welcome offer<\/a> with Coral Group.<\/p>\n

Job loss fears at Ladbrokes Ireland<\/p>\n

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21 April 2015<\/p>\n

Gala Coral Group<\/p>\n

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