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A&O and Freshfields win big on 888’s £900m purchase of Bwin after bidding battle

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Jaishree Kalia
17 July 2015
Corporate and M&A

Magic Circle duo Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acted as the bidding battle for online gambling company Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment came to an end today (17 July) with 888 beating GVC to acquire the FTSE 250-listed rival for £898m.

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