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December 04, 2007
Swedish-Maltese Gambling and Other Fresh Euro M&A
SE - Unibet Acquires Online Gambling Group In a £54M deal, Swedish investment firm Maria Invest AB has sold its online gambling interests in Malta-registered Maria Holdings Limited to Internet gambling group Unibet plc for SEK 705 million (approximately GBP 54 million). Unibet Group is active in Europe and provides services in 20 languages. The group is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.
CZ - Warburg Pincus Acquires Stake in Centrum.cz. Czechidea reports that Netcentrum which owns the second largest Czech portal Centrum.cz raised capital from Warburg Pincus, in a deal that is rumored to value the venture at about €100M. On the same topic, Thomson Financial published a report stating that the firms involved did not disclose details or terms, but that the co-founders Ondrej Tomek and Oldrich Bajer will retain minority stakes. It also said that existing shareholders in NetCentrum will reinvest part of the transaction proceeds in the company.
GB - GSI Commerce acquires Zendor.com Pennsylvania-based e-commerce solutions provider GSI Commerce has agreed to acquire Manchester-based Zendor.com for approximately $7.9M.
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