M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Century Casinos enters $164.4M sale-leaseback with VICI for four Canadian properties
CENTURY CASINOS INC /CO/
- Purchase price CAD 221.7M ($164.4M); net proceeds to Century ~CAD 154.5M (~$114.6M).
- Properties added to VICI master lease, annual rent increases CAD 17.3M ($12.8M) at 7.8% cap rate.
- Lease extended to 15-year initial term with four 5-year renewal options; rent coverage ~2.0x.
- Proceeds planned for Nugget improvements, corporate use, potential debt paydown, buybacks or special dividend.
- Transaction expected to close H2 2023, subject to regulatory approvals.