Nov 17 (Reuters) - Online gambling software developer Playtech Plc PTEC.L said it had received a takeover bid from JKO Play Limited, a company controlled by former F1 boss Eddie Jordan and Keith O'Loughlin, a former executive at U.S. slot machine maker Scientific Games SGMS.O .
JKO is seeking to acquire all of the shares in the company, Britain's Playtech said in a statement, the latest in a series of takeover bids for the firm.
Playtech said it put out the statement in response to media speculation of the takeover bid and without JKO's prior consent. JKO could not immediately be contacted for a comment.
The news was first reported by Sky News, which said https://bit.ly/3DzmjEw that Jordan was part of a consortium plotting a bid for Playtech of over 3 billion pounds ($4.05 billion).
JKO was in discussions with New York-based Centerbridge Partners L.P. to provide institutional debt and structured capital funding, Playtech said, adding that Centerbridge had not yet made any financing commitments.
Centerbridge did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Playtech said discussions with JKO were at an early stage and there was no certainty that a deal would be reached.
The takeover bid comes after Australian gambling machine maker Aristocrat Leisure (ALL) said last month it would buy Playtech for 2.1 billion pounds.
Playtech then received a takeover offer from its second-biggest shareholder, Gopher Investments. ($1 = 0.7416 pounds)
News: ALL Britain's Playtech receives takeover bid from JKO Play Limited
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