Banijay Gaming / JOA
Pending · Confirmed by · Announced
Transaction
- Buyer
- Banijay Gaming
- Target
- JOA
- Consideration
- €465m enterprise value; competition cleared, completion unconfirmed · Autorité de la concurrence, Banijay Group N.V.
French competition clearance was granted without conditions on 4 November 2026. This establishes antitrust approval, not legal completion; the reviewed primary evidence does not establish that closing has occurred. · Autorité de la concurrence
Transaction counsel expected Q4 2026 completion on 21 October, subject to remaining conditions. No completion event is inferred from approval or financing. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP, transaction counsel
The original commitment used a put-option agreement. · Banijay Group
Timeline
- Confirmed by · Pending · Autorité de la concurrence
- Confirmed by · Pending · Kirkland & Ellis LLP, transaction counsel
- Confirmed by · Pending · Banijay Group N.V.
- · Announced · Banijay Group
Sources
- Banijay Group: Banijay Gaming commits to acquire JOA ·
- Banijay Group N.V.: Banijay H1 2026 results and JOA transaction update ·
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP, transaction counsel: JOA acquisition financing and expected completion ·
- Autorité de la concurrence: French authority clears Banijay acquisition of JOA ·
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