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IAG SEP 2020年9月 亞博匯 15 MEDIA GIANT BUYS STAKE IN MGM RESORTS 美國媒體巨擘IAC收購美高梅度假村的股份 請於asgam.com註冊獲取《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com US MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY FIRM IAC/INTERACTIVECORP (IAC) has become a new and significant investor in MGM Resorts International after acquiring a 12% stake, worth more than US$1 billion, via a series of recent transactions. The transactions, revealed in SEC filings and a press release sent by MGM, took place between 9 June and 7 August. IAC is owned by 78-year-old business mogul Barry Diller, the man who founded the Fox Broadcasting Co and USA Broadcasting. Diller is currently listed at number 168 on the Forbes 400 with a net worth of US$3 billion, according to US gaming industry media group CDC Gaming Reports. “We could not be more excited to welcome IAC and Mr Diller as an investor in MGM Resorts,” said MGM Resorts Chairman, Paul Salem. “Mr Diller and Joey Levin, CEO of IAC, bring vast experience in both entertainment and online commerce, and we will take full advantage of their experience. “IAC’s family of brands and digital expertise are a great complement to the direction MGM Resorts has been taking both in leveraging our digital assets to enhance our guests’ experience and building a leading iGaming and sports betting business in BetMGM.” Salem added that MGM intended to invite Diller and Levin to join the board of directors. 美國媒體科技公司IAC/InterActiveCorp（IAC） 近 期通過一系列交易，以12億美元的價格增持美高梅 國際酒店集團股票，成為後者新晉的重要投資者。 這些交易發生在6月9日至8月7日之間，由美 國證券交易委員會及美高梅發送的新聞稿披露。 IAC為78歲的美國商業大亨Barry Diller持有， 他是福克斯廣播公司和美國廣播公司的創始人。根 據美國博彩媒體集團CDC Gaming的報道，Diller 目前在福布斯富豪榜上位據第168名，淨資產為30 億美元。 美高梅國際酒店集團主席Paul Salem表示：「 我們很高興見到IAC和Diller先生成為美高梅的投 資者。」 「Diller先生和IAC首席執行官Joey Levin在 娛樂和網絡商務方面經驗豐富，我們將充分藉助 他們的經驗。」 「IAC的品牌家族和數碼上的專業知識對美高 梅酒店集團的未來發展將是一個巨大的補充。我們 一直希望利用我們的數碼資產來提升賓客體驗，並 在BetMGM中打造領先的網絡博彩及體育投注業 務。」 Salem補充說，美高梅計劃邀請Diller和Levin 加入董事會。