DraftKings is now a publicly traded firm.
The acquisition of DraftKings and SBTech acquired shareholder approval Wednesday, and DraftKings introduced late Thursday that it accomplished the advanced transactions to complete its reverse merger.
The corporate will start public providing Friday morning below the DKNG ticker image on the Nasdaq.
“By bringing collectively our main client model, knowledge science experience and industry-leading merchandise with SBTech’s confirmed know-how platform, we’ll speed up our innovation, development and scale,” Jason Robins, co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, mentioned in an announcement.
How is the DraftKings deal structured?
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition firm, pays USD2.7 billion in money and inventory for each DraftKings and sportsbook know-how provider SBTech.
DraftKings will get the lion’s share of the transaction with USD2.055 billion in money and inventory. Money issues for the deal can be funded by accessible DEAC money and personal placements of Class A inventory. These placements, at USD304.7 million in commitments as of April 15, had been priced at USD10 per share.
The acquisition is a way of taking the corporate public and never a change in possession or course. DraftKings CEO Jason Robins will obtain Class B shares to provide him about 90% of capital inventory voting energy.
It’s vital to notice that the shareholder vote is just not the ultimate step within the course of. The precise enterprise mixture nonetheless needs to be accomplished, which has no timeline.
It additionally comes as DraftKings finds itself with little in the best way of significant income outdoors of its New Jersey casino operations. It relies upon largely on sportsbook betting and daily fantasy sportsbook, each of which have slowed through the coronavirus pandemic.
DEAC forecasts vital development for DraftKings
DraftKings ought to obtain a compound annual development fee of greater than 31% from 2017 via 2021. That might imply revenues would develop USD460 million, DEAC estimates.
The mixture of DraftKings and SBTech establishes one of many largest online sportsbook betting, iGaming and daily fantasy sportsbook platforms, in accordance with the DEAC board of administrators within the prospectus.
Median estimates recommend USD18 billion in online sportsbook betting income at maturity and USD21 billion in mature iGaming income for the US. That offers DraftKings a chance to hit anyplace from USD2.9 billion to USD4.7 billion in annual income, in accordance with the investor presentation from December. That features estimates of 20% to 30% market share for sportsbook and 10% to twenty% market share for iGaming.
DraftKings is well-positioned to proceed its US development as SBTech is built-in and product choices and geographic attain expands, in accordance with the board. The corporate’s DFS product at present has greater than 4 million paid customers throughout 43 states.
All of these estimates, in fact, come from a pre-coronavirus betting atmosphere. As soon as DraftKings is public, the {industry} will get an thought of how onerous it’s been hit since sportsbook shutdown mid-March.
DraftKings reported massive losses in 2019
DEAC isn’t taking on a cash-cow simply but.
DraftKings reported a nearly-doubled internet lack of USD142.7 million final 12 months regardless of revenues rising 43% to USD323.4 million.
The corporate mentioned the upper loss got here from continued platform growth and three new state launches.
SBTech points as deal closed in
SBTech introduced DraftKings extra complications than anticipated earlier than they’re even mixed.
SBTech’s world sportsbook companions had been down from a cyberattack that started March 27. Worldwide companions got here again online inside six days however US companions waited longer via mid-April. The DEAC shareholder vote was initially scheduled for earlier in April.
It’s additionally costing the legacy SBTech homeowners some severe money. DEAC added a brand new indemnity clause within the acquisition for USD30 million in money and inventory to be held in escrow for 2 years to cowl any claims due to the assault.
That would rise to USD25 million in escrow money and USD45 million in locked-up shares if that USD30 million isn’t sufficient.