Scientific Games Corporation’s Acquisition of Spicerack Media
April 11, 2017
On April 11, 2017, Scientific Games Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of privately held mobile and social game company Spicerack Media, Inc. Cravath represented Scientific Games in connection with the transaction. The addition of Spicerack, creator of the Bingo Showdown social bingo game app, complements Scientific Games’ stable of social casino games and mobile offerings.
The Cravath team was led by partner George F. Schoen and included associates G.J. Ligelis Jr. and Mathew J. Saur on M&A matters and partner J. Leonard Teti II and associate Peter W. Rogers on tax matters. Nicholas Reichard also worked on M&A matters.
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