Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2021年5月 亞博匯 16 US ASSET MANAGEMENT GIANT OAKTREE MAKES AU$3 BILLION OFFER TO BUY JAMES PACKER’S 37% STAKE IN CROWN RESORTS 美國資產管理巨擘橡 樹資本擬以30億澳元 收購JAMES PACKER 所持皇冠的37％股權 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS CROWN RESORTS has received a proposal from representatives of American global assetmanagement firm Oaktree Capital Management L.P. to provide up to AU$3 billion for the purchase of Crown shares currently owned by James Packer. According to an ASX filing by the Australian casino giant, the unsolicited, preliminary, non-binding and indicative proposal would see Oaktree provide up to AU$3 billion to Crown via a structured instrument, with the proceeds to be used by Crown to buy-back some or all of the Crown shares held by Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings Pty Limited (CPH). CPH is currently Crown’s single largest shareholder with a 36.8% stake. News of the offer came just days after CPH reached an agreement with the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) that would effectively ensure it remains distanced from the day to day business dealings of Crown. The agreement is seen as a key step on Crown’s long road back to suitability in NSW, where it is still waiting to open the casino at its AU$2.2 billion Crown Sydney development. 澳洲皇冠酒度假酒店 集團披露收到美國全球資產管理公司橡 樹資本管理有限公司代表提案，擬以至多30億澳元的價格收購 James Packer目前所持有的皇冠集團的股份。 據該澳洲賭場巨擘提交至澳交所的一份文件，這份未經請 求、初步及不具約束力的指示性提議提案中，橡樹資本擬通過一 種結構性工具向皇冠出資30億澳元，皇冠將使用這些資金用於 回購由Packer所有的Consolidated Press Holdings Pty Limit- ed（CPH）公司持有的部分或全部皇冠股份。 CPH公司是皇冠單一最大股東，擁有36.8％的股份。 數日之前，CPH剛剛與新南威爾斯州獨立酒業及博彩監管局 （ILGA）達成協議，該協議將有效確保CPH公司與皇冠的日常業 務往來保持距離。 該協議被認為是皇冠重新達到新南州適格性的關鍵一步，該 公司在該州斥資22億澳元開發的Crown Sydney賭場仍尚待開 業。