Latest Takeover Battles News

PointsBet Holdings Limited has issued a supplementary statement urging shareholders to reject betr Entertainment’s increased scrip offer, reaffirming support for MIXI Australia’s competing cash bid. The board highlights risks tied to betr’s offer and underscores the superior value of the MIXI proposal.

MIXI Australia has firmly rejected betr’s all-scrip takeover offer for PointsBet, preventing betr from gaining majority control and forcing a stalemate in the takeover battle.

betr Entertainment has issued its first supplementary bidder’s statement reaffirming its takeover offer for PointsBet, rejecting MIXI’s competing bid and outlining key next steps including a selective buy-back and acceptance facility.

MIXI Australia has extended its unconditional all-cash takeover offer for PointsBet shares, providing shareholders with a certain and attractive alternative to PointsBet’s conditional scrip bid. The offer now runs until 29 August 2025 at A$1.30 per share for acquisitions above 90%.

PointsBet Holdings Limited has lodged its Target’s Statement advising shareholders to reject the unsolicited all-scrip takeover offer from betr Entertainment Limited, endorsing instead the competing all-cash bid from MIXI Australia. The PointsBet Board highlights significant concerns over betr’s offer, including valuation, liquidity, and conditionality.

The Takeovers Panel has declined to intervene in the ongoing takeover tussle for PointsBet Holdings, allowing shareholders to weigh competing offers from MIXI Australia and betr Entertainment.

PointsBet Holdings has updated shareholders on MIXI Australia’s unconditional takeover offer, raising the cash price to $1.25 per share and securing unanimous board support. The company also dismissed a rival scrip bid from Betr Entertainment as inferior.

The Takeovers Panel has accepted an undertaking from betr Entertainment, addressing key disclosure and structural concerns in its takeover bid for PointsBet, while declining to declare unacceptable circumstances.

Reef Casino Trust has received a revised $184.3 million takeover offer from Morris Group, intensifying a competitive bidding process with Iris Cairns Property. Unitholders are advised to hold off on decisions as the Independent Board Committee evaluates the proposals.

PointsBet’s board has unanimously recommended shareholders accept MIXI Australia’s increased $1.25 per share cash offer, now unconditional and representing a significant premium. MIXI holds 28.2% of PointsBet and may raise the offer further if it gains majority control.

betr Entertainment has increased its all-scrip takeover bid for PointsBet shares to an equivalent of $1.35 per share, outbidding MIXI's $1.20 cash offer and positioning itself as the preferred suitor.

PointsBet Holdings has secured interim orders from the Takeovers Panel to restrain betr Entertainment from dispatching its takeover bidder’s statement, intensifying the high-stakes contest for control.