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Potential Investors and Investment Targets in the Gambling/Gaming Industry –2nd Edition
MECN GmbH, May 2006
The gambling and gaming industry offers a wealth of investment opportunities, and more and more financial investors are increasingly eager to find attractive investment targets. But there is not much information available about investment opportunities in the gambling industry; therefore, this report is intended as intermediary between investors and the gambling industry.
The report mainly features investors and investment targets thatare currently registered in the MECN investment database. All companies presented are either financial investorslooking for attractive investment targets in the gambling industry or gambling companies seeking funding.
Summary of information provided about the investors featured:
- In total 16 potential investors registered in the MECN investment database by the publishing date of this report.
- Of the investors registered, 46% are corporate ventures; privateequity companies are the second largest group.
- Top investment preferences among the registered investors are companies in the online gambling and in the land-based casino sector.
- Most investors would prefer investments in the expansion stage or would participate in an acquisition/buy-out. The investors represented in this report offer a wide variety of potential investment volumes. Investments start from below USD 2 million (ca. 38% of investors) and can range up to a maximum investment of over USD 100 million.
- Most of the investors (50%) are headquartered in Europe whereas 36% are coming from North America
Summary of information about the investment targets featured:
- In total 60 potential investment targets registered in the MECN investment database by the publishing date of this report
- Of the companies registered, about 48% are in the online gambling business; the second largest group are technology/service providers, and land-based casinos are the third largest group.
- Most companies are looking for funding for the early and the expansion phases and ask for a funding volume of USD 1 to 10 million
- Most registered companies (40%) are located in Europe, followed by North America (23%) and Asia (15%)
- Most companies are looking for funding for the early and the expansion phases and ask for a funding volume of USD 1 to 10 million.
Additionally the report includes a comprehensive list of private equity companies active in the gambling/gaming industry, selected investment opportunities in publicly traded companies, and a description of upcoming IPOs in the industry.
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