DraftKings Closes Business Combination and Will Begin Trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange

Investor Call Scheduled for Friday, April 24 at 8AM EDT BOSTON, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DraftKings Inc., a digital sports entertainment and gaming company known for its industry-leading daily fantasy sports and mobile sports betting platforms, today announced that it has completed its business combination (the “Business Combination”) with SBTech (Global) Limited (“SBTech”), an international provider of cutting-edge sports gaming technologies, and Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (“Diamond Eagle”) (Nasdaq: DEAC). The Business Combination, […]

DEAC — Supplemental Meeting Details

DIAMOND EAGLE ACQUISITION CORP. 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2300 Los Angeles, California 90067   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020. The following information supplements and relates to the proxy statement/prospectus (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) that was mailed by Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (“DEAC”) to its stockholders in connection with DEAC’s Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to be held on Thursday, April 23, 2020 and […]

Diamond Eagle Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement for Proposed Business Combination with DraftKings and SBTech

                                           Special Meeting Scheduled for April 23, 2020 LOS ANGELES, CA, April 15, 2020 – Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (“Diamond Eagle”) (Nasdaq: DEAC, DEACU, DEACW) announced today that the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-235805) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), filed by its wholly-owned subsidiary, DEAC NV Merger Corp. (“DEAC Nevada”), relating to […]

Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. Adjourns Special Meeting of Stockholders Until April 23, 2020

LOS ANGELES, CA, April 9, 2020 – Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (“Diamond Eagle” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DEAC) today announced that it has adjourned its special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) in connection with its previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) with DraftKings Inc. (“DraftKings”) and SBTech (Global) Limited (“SBTech”). In light of public health concerns regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. The Special […]

Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. and DraftKings Announce DraftKings’ CEO Jason Robins to Speak at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

BOSTON and LOS ANGELES, February 27, 2020— Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: DEAC) and DraftKings Inc. today announced that DraftKings’ co-founder and CEO, Jason Robins, will be speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at 5:10 PM PT. The audio portion of the presentation will be webcast live over the internet and can be accessed at http://eagleinvestmentpartners.com/. An online […]

Diamond Eagle Announces S-4 Filing

Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. Announces Filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 in Connection with its Proposed Business Combination with DraftKings and SBTech   LOS ANGELES, CA January 6, 2020 – Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: DEAC) (“Diamond Eagle”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company led by Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, announced today that its subsidiary, DEAC NV Merger Corp., has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration […]

DraftKings to Become Public Company, Creating the Only Vertically-Integrated U.S.-based Sports Betting and Online Gaming Company

DraftKings, Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. and SBTech Enter Business Combination Agreement Institutional Investors Commit to Invest $304 million at Closing DraftKings CEO and Co-Founder Jason Robins to lead combined company Investor Call Scheduled for Monday, December 23 at 11AM ET BOSTON and LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 23, 2019 – DraftKings Inc. (“DraftKings”), a digital sports entertainment and gaming company known for its industry-leading daily fantasy sports and mobile sports betting platforms, has entered into a […]

Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., Led by Media Executive Jeff Sagansky and Founding Investor Harry Sloan, Announces Pricing of $400 million IPO

LOS ANGELES, CA May 10, 2019 — Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: DEACU), the fifth public acquisition vehicle led by media executive Jeff Sagansky and founding investor Harry Sloan, today announced the pricing of a $400 million initial public offering. Each unit issued in the initial public offering consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one warrant to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price […]

Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of Its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants

LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2018— Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: EAGLU) (the “Company”) announced that holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering of 32,500,000 units completed on January 17, 2018 (the “offering”) may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units commencing on March 5, 2018. Any units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “EAGLU”, and […]

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Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp., Led by Media Exec Jeff Sagansky, Announces Closing of $325 Million IPO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp., Led by Media Exec Jeff Sagansky, Announces Closing of $325 Million IPO LOS ANGELES, Calif. — January 17, 2018 —  Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: EAGLU), the fourth public acquisition vehicle led by media executive Jeff Sagansky, today announced the closing of its $325 million initial public offering of 32,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including $25 million, or 2,500,000 units, sold pursuant to the underwriters’ partial exercise […]