{"id":94,"date":"2018-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/sportspesa-denies-outright-nairobi-ipo-rumors\/"},"modified":"2018-10-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T00:00:00","slug":"sportspesa-denies-outright-nairobi-ipo-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/sportspesa-denies-outright-nairobi-ipo-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"SPORTSPESA DENIES OUTRIGHT NAIROBI IPO RUMORS."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ronald Karauri<\/strong>, Chief Executive of Kenyan betting group\u00a0<strong>SportPesa<\/strong>has moved to quash rumours that his firm will seek an IPO in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg and Reuters Africa reported that Karauri and SportPesa investors were planning to list Kenya\u2019s leading bookmaker as a\u00a0<strong>Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)<\/strong>enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation had mounted within the Kenyan business community as SportPesa was reported to have hired private equity firm Kestrel Capital as its strategic adviser.<\/p>\n<p>With reported corporate revenues of\u00a0<strong>KSH 100 billion shillings ($1 billion) per year<\/strong>, SportPesa would have likely made the top 10 enterprises listed on the Nairobi exchange.<\/p>\n<p>The news of SportPesa pursuing a Nairobi IPO, had caught the attention of East African business commentators, as the Nairobi exchange has not seen a corporate IPO since August 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, fast-growth SportPesa would be the only technology-centric enterprise listed on the limited 63 company exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to speculation,<strong>\u00a0SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri<\/strong>\u00a0declared a firm no with regards to maintaining any IPO plans. New advisor Kestrel, released a communication stating that it did not comment on client matters.<\/p>\n<p>Following months of protest, this September the\u00a0<strong>Uhuru Kenyatta<\/strong>government stated that it would not pursue its implementation of 35% blanket tax charge on all forms of gambling.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the government will maintain its 15% duty on operators while charging a new<strong>\u00a020% tax on consumer winnings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"author__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"comment\">Comment<\/label><br \/>\n<textarea aria-required=\"true\" cols=\"45\" id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Message\" rows=\"8\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"author\">Name<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Name...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"name\">Email<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"url\">Url<\/label><input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" placeholder=\"Website...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"\/><label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input class=\"submit\" id=\"comment-submit\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\"\/> <input id=\"comment_post_ID\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1757\"\/> <input id=\"comment_parent\" name=\"comment_parent\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Karauri, Chief Executive of Kenyan betting group\u00a0SportPesahas moved to quash rumours that his firm will seek an IPO in 2019. 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