STS Holding files a prospectus with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority and considers IPO
STS Holding has filed a prospectus with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. STS Group is the largest fully regulated bookmaker in Poland with a growing international presence. Having invested significantly in building out its own technology to strengthen the user experience, it is the go to brand in the Polish market for sports betting and fan engagement. The company is considering an initial public offering and a listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange to further enhance its leading position in Poland and international growth. If the IPO goes ahead, STS would be the only sports betting operator on the WSE.
The company and its shareholders have not yet made a final decision on the IPO. STS will announce the next steps subject to the approval of the prospectus by the FSA and on review of the market environment along with other factors. Currently, 100% of the company’s shares belong to the Juroszek family.
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Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, UBS Europe SE, Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski Spółka Akcyjna Oddział – Biuro Maklerskie w Warszawie, mBank S.A. and WOOD &Company Financial Services a.s. Spółka Akcyjna Oddział w Polsce (collectively the “Managers”), are acting exclusively for the Company and the selling shareholders and no-one else in connection with the offering referred to herein. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to such offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company and the selling shareholders for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in connection with the offering referred to herein or any other matter, transaction or arrangement referred to herein. None of the Managers or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for/or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this material (or whether any information has been omitted from the material) or any other information relating to the Company, the selling shareholders or their subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this material or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.
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