On 17 January 2022, NeoGames announced a recommended public takeover offer to the shareholders of Aspire Global to tender all their shares in Aspire Global to NeoGames. On 25 May 2022, NeoGames had reached an acceptance level corresponding to 98.25% of the shares and announced that the transaction will be completed. At announcement, the offer valued Aspire Global to approximately SEK 4.3 billion.
Aspire Global is a leading B2B-provider of iGaming solutions with operations in 31 regulated markets spanning the US, Africa and large parts of Europe. Aspire Global is listed on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market.
Baker McKenzie acted as legal advisor to Aspire Global’s independent bid committee in connection with NeoGames' public takeover offer with an international team consisting of Joakim Falkner and Johanna Flink in Stockholm, Adam Farlow and Charles Farnsworth in London, Thomas Hughes and Nina Nolan in Chicago and Marcela Robledo in San Francisco.
