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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2015 VII Gaming in Malta Gaming: Consolidation drives deal-making The thirst for scale is constantly being fuelled by growth rate pressures, a regulatory dimension in flux, and increased competition and costs. A quick glance at a selection of recent deal activity is testament to this. This space is also not limited to the largest players only, with smaller deals adding colour to the M&A fabric. KPMG's Deal Advisory team leverages its cross border Merger and Acquisition network and dedicated gaming professionals to identify, execute, and support you throughout the entire transaction cycle and beyond. Key Bally Technologies & Entertainment Incoporated SHFL Scientific Games & WMS Industries William Hill & Sportingbet Churchill Downs Incorporated & Big Fish Games Ladbrokes & Betdaq (Left to right) Optimal Payments & Skrill Intertain & Gamesys NYX Gaming Group & Chartwell and Cryptologic GVC Holdings & bwin.party Unibet & iGame Group Activision Blizzard & King Ladbrokes PLC and Coral Group Paddy Power PLC and Betfair Group PLC GTECH & International Gaming Technology Aristocrat & Video Gaming Technologies (VGT) Playtech & TradeFX Betsson & Europe-Bet XLMedia & ExciteAd Digital Marketing Amaya Gaming & Rational Group Cherry & Game Lounge Scientific Games & Bally Technologies Source: Bloomberg L.P, Thomson Reuters, iGaming Business 2013 € 1.16 Bn €625M €30M € 1.11 Bn 2014 € 5.9 Bn € 1.07 Bn €101.2M € 3.6 Bn €388.9M € 1 Bn €59M €3.4M €586.5M € 2.88 Bn €77.4M € 1.4 Bn €208M € 4.1 Bn € 3.94 Bn €14.5M € T € 5.4 Bn 2015 © 2015 KPMG, a Maltese Civil Partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. Download the KPMG Malta App: For further information on how KPMG can help your business, please contact www.kpmg.com.mt David Pace Partner E: davidpace@kpmg.com.mt T: +356 2563 1000 Russell Mifsud Manager E: russellmifsud@kpmg.com.mt T: +356 2563 1044