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PRESS: 888 Set To Beat GVC To Punch And Acquire Bwin.Party - FT

MEDIA-888 close to victory in 900 mln stg Bwin bid battle - FT

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Sunday newspaper round-up: 888 re-enters Bwin.party battle, Equitini to shelve IPO

(ShareCast News) - Although smaller company GVC had looked a good bet to take over larger competitor Bwin.Party, the bid battle looks set to take another turn next week as larger rival 888 Holdings will attempt to sweet-talk Bwin directors into accepting its lower offer. Citing City sources, the Sun

888 to try to win over Bwin.party following GVC bid

(ShareCast News) - Gambling website operator 888 is expected to this week do battle with AIM-listed rival GVC in a bidding war for Bwin.Party. The gaming provider was reportedly last week impressed by GVC's 110p cash-and-shares offer, but is said to be planning to meet with 888 to discuss a potentia

Thursday share tips: Barclays, Bwin.party

Barclays chairman John Mcfarlane has decided Antony Jenkins's time is up. That is somewhat surprising. Jenkins has successfully begun the slow process of rebuilding the lender's reputation. Nevertheless, at 70% the bank's cost-to-income ratio is still too high. In parallel, its return on equity - ev

London close: Footsie bounces back, small caps underperform

A motley assortment of airlines, financials and homebuilders paced gains on Thursday, after a bounce in Chinese stockmarkets relieved some of the recent selling pressure. Nevertheless, China and Greece were not far from traders' minds, particularly the latter ahead of fresh reform proposals from of

UPDATE 3-Gambling group GVC offers to buy larger rival Bwin for $1.4 bln

* GVC offers 110 pence/share for Bwin * Bwin says working with GVC to finalise offer * Bwin shares rise as much as 2.9 pct (Adds GVC CEO and analyst comments, background) By Aastha Agnihotri July 9 (Reuters) - Gambling group Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc, at the c

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: AB Foods, Hays And Grafton Hit By Weak Euro

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Chinese Stocks Rebound On Flurry Of Support Measures

London open: Miners pace gains as Shanghai stocks bounce

Miners led the top flight index higher thanks to an overnight bounce in Chinese equities, and as traders awaited fresh reform proposals out of Athens, due by midnight. As of 0836 BST the FTSE 100 was higher by 42.18 points to reach 6,532.06, while the Shanghai Stock Exchange's composite index closed

LONDON BRIEFING: Shares Firm On Chinese Stock Rebound And Dovish Fed

Bwin.party confirms GVC bid at 110p per share

Bwin.party confirmed private equity group GVC had tabled a cash and shares offer for the company. The bid valued Bwin.party at 110p per share, the company said in a statement. The Board has determined to work with GVC so that they can finalise their offer over the coming days, the company said in a

Bwin.party considering 110p takeover by AIM's GVC Holdings

Online gaming and betting group Bwin.party confirmed that it has received an improved takeover offer from smaller rival GVC Holdings priced at 11p per share in new shares and cash that would value it at roughly £900m. "The board has considered the GVC proposal, the potential benefits of which it bel

GVC Holdings Proposes 110 Pence Per Share Deal For Bwin (ALLISS)

Sports betting firm GVC offers 900 mln stg for rival Bwin.Party

July 9 (Reuters) - Online gambling company Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc said GVC Holdings Plc has offered to buy the company for 110 pence per share in cash and stock, valuing it at about 900 million pounds ($1.39 billion). GVC's offer represents an 11 percent premium to Bwin.Party