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The Athletic attracts bids from sports betting firms

 1 November 2021

The Athletic attracts bids from sports betting firms

By William Turvill

The Athletic has attracted takeover bids from sports betting companies FanDuel and DraftKings, according to the Information.

The American subscription sports news site reportedly hired bankers from LionTree to explore a sale earlier this year (see report below) after talks with both the New York Times and Axios broke down.

According to the Information, the Athletic wants to sell itself at a value of more than $750m.

SourceThe Information

Deal size: $750m

Country: US

Status: Report

Press Gazette

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