ラスベガス・サンズがウィン・リゾーツを買収の噂？ユニバ株の影響は？

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ラスベガス・サンズの株主総会にて、シェルドン・ アデルソン会長兼CEOがウィンリゾーツの買収を匂わせたそうです。

Sands weighs up Wynn takeover option

Las Vegas Sands Corporation CEO and chairman Sheldon Adelson has confirmed it is considering the possibility of a takeover of fellow casino operator Wynn Resorts.

The issue was addressed at Sands’ annual general meeting on Thursday, where a stockholder asked Adelson if a “Kerkorian-style hostile takeover” of Wynn Resorts had been considered, in reference to MGM Grand’s acquisition of Mirage Resorts in 2000.

Mirage Resorts was founded by Wynn Resorts CEO and company founder Steve Wynn, and Kerkorian was founder of MGM Grand.

Adelson answered: “We and our investment bankers have considered all possibilities. I can’t say that we have any conclusions. Wynn is operating in two out of our three big markets.”

Adelson then went on to say: “To me it’s only a remote thought, because one has to consider that the name of the property is ‘Wynn’. And if Wynn isn’t still there running them, are the properties still as good? So there are a lot of other considerations. I don’t want to do a hostile buyout. Wynn and I have become very friendly.

“I’m not interested in having any confrontation with a friend. The man has, along with someone by the name of Adelson, changed the face of Las Vegas. He’s also helped to change the face of Macau. So you can’t say the man is not a very good operator. He is a very good operator.”

Wynn Resorts reported a net loss of $44m for the first quarter of 2015, and its share price increased by 7% on Thursday.

https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/1266/sands-weighs-up-wynn-takeover-option

ウィンリゾーツの買収を否定しなかったというだけで、 様々な可能性のひとつにそういうこともあるというニュアンスでしょう。

もし、ウィンリゾーツが買収されれば、意思決定権はシェルドン・ アデルソンにうつるわけです。アデルソンはラスベガスサンズの株を70％程度持っています。ユニバーサルの岡田会長と似ていますね。

ユニバーサルエンターテインメントとウィンリゾーツとの裁判問題に対する方針は現在膠着状態で、裁判の進捗を待っている段階です。

しかし、アデルソンの方針次第では態度を軟化させ、この問題に対して和解の可能性も出てくるわけです。

これはユニバーサルにとって良い方向です。

でも独占禁止法とか大丈夫なの。。？