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Second edition of MECN Gambling/Gaming Investment Database published
Second edition of successful report featuring more than 75 entries from the MECN Gambling/Gaming Investment Database
London/Munich, May 8, 2006: After the successful first edition of MECN’s Gambling Investment Database a second edition of the database has now been released in a new report. Currently, about 75 financial investors and companies active in the gambling industry are registered in the database and are featured in the report.
The gambling and gaming industry offers a wealth of investment opportunities, and more and more financial investors are increasingly eager to find attractive investment targets. But there is not much information available about investment opportunities in the gambling industry; therefore, this report and the investment database are intended as intermediaries between investors and the gambling industry.
The report features investors and investment targets that are currently registered in the MECN investment database. All companies presented are either financial investors looking for attractive investment targets in the gambling industry or gambling companies seeking funding.
And so far the reaction has been very positive. As Martin Oelbermann, director of MECN, states, “After the positive feedback on the first edition of the database, we are thrilled with the steadily growing number of investors wanting to fund gambling companies, and we’re even more impressed with the variety of gambling companies registered.” In summary, the following basic conclusions can be drawn regarding investors (16 entries) and companies (60 entries) registered:
- The investors are mainly corporate investors, private equity companies, and private investors.
- Top investment preferences among the registered investors are companies in the online gambling and in the land-based casino sector.
- The investors represented offer a wide variety of potential investment volumes. Investments start from below USD 2 million and can range up to an investment of over USD 100 million.
- Of the investment targets registered, about 50% are in the online gambling business; the second largest group are technology/service providers, and land-based casinos are the third largest group.
- Most companies are looking for funding for the early and the expansion phases and ask for a funding volume of USD 1 to 10 million.
- Most registered investment targets are located in Europe, followed by North America and Asia.
In addition, the report includes a comprehensive list of private equity companies active in the gambling/gaming industry.
The study can be obtained at http://www.investments.mecn.net. MECN will continue updating the database and invites interested investors and companies to register (free of charge) under the same website.
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Contact: Martin Oelbermann, Tel: +49(0)89 3835 6785, e-mail:pr@mecn.net
Martin Oelbermann
MECN – Media & Entertainment Consulting Network GmbH
Isabellastr. 19
80798 Munich
Germany
Tel: + 49 (0)89 3835 6785
Fax: + 49 (0)89 3835 6786
Mobile: + 49 (0)177 5858 666
Email: martin.oelbermann@mecn.net
www.mecn.net
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