RE: Rights issue16 Nov 2021 21:46
A broad capital raise was announced in the financing section of the acquisition announcement:
“ · In order to fund the Acquisition, 888 has obtained fully committed debt financing from J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Mediobanca of approximately £2.1 billion, which includes approximately £1.6 billion (equivalent) of term loans and approximately £500m (equivalent) of bridge loans/senior secured notes. 888 has also obtained a fully committed revolving credit facility of £150m.
· To create a more beneficial long-term capital structure, 888 expects to raise approximately £500 million of gross proceeds by issuing new equity via a capital raise ("Capital Raise") to be undertaken at an appropriate time, such that pro forma net leverage ratio is under 4x.”