{"id":777032266,"date":"2025-09-26T07:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777032266"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:45:46","slug":"betr-increases-stake-in-pointsbet-after-takeover-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/betr-increases-stake-in-pointsbet-after-takeover-defeat","title":{"rendered":"Betr increases stake in PointsBet after takeover defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The operator has pledged \u201cconstructive engagement\u201d with Mixi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- Although it lost its takeover bid, <strong>Betr Entertainment<\/strong> has increased its holding in <strong>PointsBet Holdings<\/strong> to 27.72 per cent positioning itself as a powerful minority shareholder after Japanese company Mixi <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mixi-secures-control-of-pointsbet-blocks-betr-from-board-influence\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mixi-secures-control-of-pointsbet-blocks-betr-from-board-influence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secured majority control<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The takeover bid earned Betr more than 30 million additional shares and voting power, a role it says it will use to protect shareholder interests and foster \u201c<strong>constructive engagement<\/strong>\u201d with Mixi and the PointsBet board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Betr\u2019s all-scrip offer, valued at AU$1.40 (US$0.91) per share, was ultimately rejected in favour of Mixi\u2019s AU$1.25 (US$0.81) cash bid, which <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mixi-secures-majority-control-of-pointsbet-as-operator-posts-record-results\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mixi-secures-majority-control-of-pointsbet-as-operator-posts-record-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivered the Japanese group a 66.43 per cent majority stake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/finance-8037839_1280-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mixi-consolidates-control-over-pointsbet'>Mixi consolidates control over PointsBet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The operator has pledged \u201cconstructive engagement\u201d with Mixi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777032269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Betr Entertainment has increased its holding in PointsBet Holdings to 27.72%, establishing itself as a powerful minority shareholder following Mixi's successful acquisition of a 66.43% majority stake. 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