M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.55
Century Casinos to sell Century Mile and Century Downs racetracks to Highfield for $16.4M
CENTURY CASINOS INC /CO/
- Purchase price approximately $16.4 million (CAD 23.2 million at 0.7074 CAD/USD), a 6.1x multiple of FY 2025 EBITDA.
- Buyer is Highfield Investment Group Inc.; agreement signed September 24, 2026, with closing expected in Q4 2026 or Q1 2027.
- Century Casinos owns 100% of Century Mile in Edmonton and 75% of Century Downs in Calgary; noncontrolling partners own the other 25%.
- VICI Properties owns the real estate; at closing the Master Lease is amended to remove both properties, cutting annual rent by about $7.5 million (CAD 10.7 million), with Highfield as new tenant.
- Proceeds will reduce indebtedness and are expected to lower pro forma lease-adjusted net leverage; Macquarie Capital advised, Field Law was counsel.