UK and Ireland: betting operators Betfair and Paddy Power to merge into single group
The British company Betfair and the Irish company Paddy Power, two of the leading betting operators in the UK and Ireland, are set to merge in a consolidation that would create a company worth £5.8 billion (€7.9bn), according to an announcement on 26/08/2015.
The proposed merger follows the announcement in July 2015 that the betting operators...