Interest rates won’t stop Entain from acquiring, CEO says

Interest rates won’t stop Entain from acquiring, CEO says

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  • Daniel O'Boyle, iGaming Business
October 13, 2022 6:02 PM
  • Daniel O'Boyle, iGaming Business

Entain chief executive Jette Nygaard-Andersen has said high interest rates will not stop the business from making new acquisitions, and may even “open up new doors”.

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Nygaard-Andersen spoke on an earnings call after Entain published a third-quarter earnings update. Revenue was up 2% year-on-year for the group, thanks to both record customer numbers and a favourable impact from currency movements.

When asked whether the new macroeconomic environment and high interest rates would make acquisitions difficult due to the costs of borrowing money, Nygaard-Andersen said that this was not necessarily the case.

“We of course remain vigilant and very prudent,” she said.