Caesars Entertainment lines up debt and equity for £2.9bn William Hill buy
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Caesars Entertainment, the US casino operator, is in advanced talks to buy UK gambling company William Hill for £2.9bn in cash. The deal will be financed with an equity raising by Caesars of about $1.7bn and a new $2bn non-recourse loan, secured on William Hill's non-US assets. It may be the start of a cascade of M&A.
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