UKCG Approves Kindred Group’s Acquisition of 32Red

The UK Gambling Commission has approved of the acquisition of 32Red from the Kindred Group. The agreement was approved of on June 6, 2017. This move will help Kindred to expand its overall reach within the esports market.

32Red, an online casino that is based in Gibraltar, will be operated by the same Kindred group that runs a number of other popular online casinos. These include places like Unibet, Stan James and Maria. Kindred is based out of Malta.

The total value of the acquisition is at around £175 million. The move has been listed as a cash transaction. The boards on both sides of the transaction have agreed upon the offer. The move makes for one of the largest such transactions in the industry with the aim of getting the casino to become more prominent and stronger in terms of its overall efforts to grow.

About 97 percent of the shares in 32Red are to be taken over by Kindred. 32Red is also expected to be removed from the listings on the AIM Market on the London Stock Exchange. Information on what may happen has yet to be revealed but it is widely anticipated that the change will occur due to 32Red no longer being its own separate entity. Details on what would happen to the assets that people held on the AIM Market are unclear at the point are unclear although there is a potential for the assets to be moved in with what Kindred currently holds.

General Costs

The costs associated with the transactions are listed at around £4.6 million. About £0.6 million of this was recognized in the first quarter of 2017. The second quarter will have £3.2 million being added onto this. The remainder will be recognized throughout much of the time with the money being read from now until the fourth quarter of 2019.

The costs are based around some of the assets that 32Red has and are only a small part of the overall value of the transaction. General moves are being used to help with making it easier for Kindred to stay active and functional.

Other Assets

A series of additional intangible assets will be amortized in the transaction. These are going to start entering the process during the second quarter of 2017. This will go on for about three years and should be worth £7 million each year.

Changes in the Industry

An essential aspect of the move comes from getting more changes to come about within the industry. This occurs as Kindred have grown upon its share. The work is being used to expand in the UK and to grow to promote itself in other countries around the continent. There has especially been an emphasis on trying to get the Italian market to keep on growing and thriving.

The move by Kindred to acquire 32Red is expected to be a critical effort in general. This will make for a significant development that could add to the overall chances for getting the most out of certain funds.