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CIRSA Announces its Intention to Float on the Spanish Stock Exchanges
Cirsa Enterprises S.A.U., an international gaming platform with market leading positions in Spain, Latin America, Morocco and Italy has announced its intention to proceed with the initial public offering (IPO) of its ordinary shares to qualified investors.
The Company intends to apply for its Shares to be admitted to trading on the Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia Stock Exchanges through the Automated Quotation System (Mercado Continuo) of the Spanish Stock Exchanges. The decision to proceed and definitive timing for the Offering and Admission is subject to, among other factors, market conditions and the approval by the Spanish Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, the CNMV).
Highlights of the Offering
The Offering is expected to comprise a primary offering of €400 million newly issued Shares as well as a secondary sale of approximately €60 million.
The net proceeds from the primary offering by the Company in an amount of approximately €375 million will be used primarily to accelerate the Company’s proven growth strategy and to repay existing debt and reduce the Group’s net leverage ratio (net financial debt as of May 31, 2025 / EBITDA for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025) to approximately 2.7x as of May 31, 2025, after giving effect to the Offering.
The secondary sale will be conducted by LHMC Midco S.à r.l. solely for the indirect ultimate benefit of certain current and former employees and managers of CIRSA (together, “Management”). Management will not receive any cash proceeds (other than for the purposes of settling taxes and expenses) and on Admission, Management’s existing investment in CIRSA will be reorganised to be directly held in the Company.
In addition, the transaction will include a customary over-allotment option granted by LHMC Midco to the Joint Global Coordinators (on behalf of the Joint Bookrunners).
Joaquim Agut, Executive Chairman of CIRSA, said: “Today’s announcement is a significant milestone in the history of this Company, founded in Terrassa in 1978 and which has built an extraordinary performance track record with a presence in 11 countries, always operating exclusively in markets where gambling is regulated. Over the past 20 years, CIRSA has accelerated its international expansion by acquiring leading companies and consolidating a position of leadership in the markets in which it operates. Our growth was further accelerated by our transformative partnership with Blackstone in 2018, which has been instrumental to our success.”
Antonio Hostench, CEO of CIRSA, said: “We are an innovative company that seamlessly integrates both physical and online channels. Today, we are taking a defining step to continue writing another page in this extraordinary history of growth by announcing our intention to go public, which will provide us with the opportunity to undertake new projects and continue to consolidate our leadership in the sector.”
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