Kirkland Advises Banijay Group and Betclic on €3 Billion Financing to Combine Betclic and Tipico

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Banijay Group (AMS: NJ) and Betclic on the €3 billion financing for Betclic’s combination with Tipico, a leading sports betting and online gaming operator in Germany and Austria.

The transaction will create a combined group with revenues exceeding €6.4 billion and adjusted EBITDA of approximately €1.4 billion, positioning the business as one of Europe’s leading sports betting and gaming player.

Read Banijay Group’s press release

The Kirkland team includes capital markets lawyers Cedric Van den Borren, William Taylor, Luca Meneghini and Louis Noirault; debt finance lawyers Kalish Mullen, Evgeny Zborovsky and Matias Versavel; and tax lawyer Nadine Gelli.