Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. announced that it has filed, with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), a first
amendment to the registration statement on Form F-4 (the
"Registration Statement"), which contains a preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus and which had previously been filed on August
13, 2021, in connection with the previously announced proposed
business combination of Codere Online, a leading online gaming and
sports betting operator in Latin America, with DD3 Acquisition
Corp. II (NASDAQ:DDMX) ("DD3"), a publicly traded special purpose
acquisition company.
The amendment to the Registration Statement
reflects, among other matters, revisions made to the Registration
Statement in response to comments thereon received from the Staff
of the SEC.
The proposed business combination is expected to
be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to the
Registration Statement being declared effective by the SEC,
approval by DD3’s stockholders, and other customary closing
conditions.
About Codere Online Codere
Online launched in 2014 as part of the renowned casino operator
Codere Group. Codere Online offers online sports betting and online
casino through its state-of-the art website and mobile application.
Codere currently operates in its core markets of Spain, Italy,
Mexico, Colombia and Panama and expects to start operating in the
City of Buenos Aires (Argentina) in late 2021. Codere Online’s
online business is complemented by Codere Group’s physical presence
throughout Latin America, forming the foundation of the leading
omnichannel gaming and casino presence in the region.
About Codere GroupCodere Group
is a multinational group devoted to entertainment and leisure. It
is a leading player in the private gaming industry, with four
decades of experience and with presence in seven countries in
Europe (Spain and Italy) and Latin America (Argentina, Colombia,
Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay).
About DD3 Acquisition Corp.
IIDD3 was formed for the purpose of entering into a
merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase,
recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business
combination with one or more businesses or entities. DD3’s efforts
to identify a prospective target business are not limited to a
particular industry or geographic region. Learn more at
https://www.dd3.mx/en/spac.
Additional Information about the
Business Combination and Where to Find It Codere Online
Luxembourg, S.A. (“Holdco”), Servicios de Juego Online, S.A.U.
(together with its consolidated subsidiaries upon consummation of
the Proposed Business Combination, “Codere Online”), DD3
Acquisition Corp. II ("DD3") and the other parties thereto have
entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business
Combination Agreement”) that provides for DD3 and Codere Online to
become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Holdco (the “Proposed Business
Combination”). In connection with the Proposed Business
Combination, a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Form F-4”)
has been filed by Holdco with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) that includes a preliminary proxy statement
relating to DD3’s solicitation of proxies from DD3’s stockholders
in connection with the Proposed Business Combination and other
matters described in the Form F-4, as well as a preliminary
prospectus of Holdco relating to the offer of the securities to be
issued in connection with the completion of the Proposed Business
Combination. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE
FORM F-4 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN
THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. After
the Form F-4 has been declared effective, the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus will be mailed to DD3’s stockholders as of a
record date to be established for voting on the Proposed Business
Combination. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of
such documents, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Codere Online
Luxembourg, S.A., 7 rue Robert Stümper, L-2557 Luxembourg, Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg.
INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED
HEREIN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY OTHER
REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED
THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Forward-Looking Statements This
press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements
other than statements of historical fact contained in this press
release, including any statements as to Holdco’s, Codere Online’s,
DD3’s or the combined company’s future results of operations and
financial position, planned products and services, business
strategy and plans, objectives of management for future operations,
market size and potential growth opportunities, competitive
position, expectations and timings related to commercial launches
or the consummation of the Proposed Business Combination, potential
benefits of the Proposed Business Combination and PIPE investments,
technological and market trends and other future conditions, are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to
serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a
guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of
fact or probability. Holdco’s, Codere Online’s, DD3’s and the
combined company’s actual results may differ from their
expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, you
should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions
of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,”
“budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,”
“will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “predict,” “likely,”
“potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions (or the negative
versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, Holdco’s, Codere Online’s and DD3’s
expectations with respect to the timing of the completion of the
Proposed Business Combination.
These forward-looking statements involve
significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual
results to differ materially, and potentially adversely, from those
expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Most of
these factors are outside Holdco’s, Codere Online’s and DD3’s
control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such
differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of
any event, change, or other circumstances that could give rise to
the termination of the Business Combination Agreement; (2) the
outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against
Holdco, Codere Online and/or DD3 following the announcement of the
Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated
therein; (3) the inability to complete the Proposed Business
Combination, including due to failure to obtain approval of DD3’s
stockholders, certain regulatory approvals, or satisfy other
closing conditions in the Business Combination Agreement; (4) the
occurrence of any other event, change, or other circumstance that
could cause the Proposed Business Combination to fail to close; (5)
the impact of COVID-19 on Codere Online’s business and/or the
ability of the parties to complete the Proposed Business
Combination; (6) the inability to obtain and/or maintain the
listing of Holdco’s ordinary shares or warrants on NASDAQ following
the Proposed Business Combination; (7) the risk that the Proposed
Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a
result of the announcement and consummation of the Proposed
Business Combination; (8) the ability to recognize the anticipated
benefits of the Proposed Business Combination, which may be
affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Codere
Online and the combined company to grow and manage growth
profitably, and retain its key employees; (9) costs related to the
Proposed Business Combination; (10) changes in applicable laws or
regulations; (11) the amount of redemptions by DD3’s stockholders
in connection with the Proposed Business Combination; and (12) the
possibility that Holdco, Codere Online or DD3 may be adversely
affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors.
The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional
information concerning certain of these and other risk factors is
contained in DD3’s most recent filings with the SEC and the Form
F-4, and, after the Form F-4 has been declared effective by the
SEC, will be contained in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus
to be mailed to DD3’s stockholders in connection with the Proposed
Business Combination. All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements concerning Holdco, DD3, Codere Online,
the combined company, the Proposed Business Combination or other
matters and attributable to Holdco, Codere Online or DD3 or any
person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements above. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date made. Each of Holdco, Codere Online
and DD3 expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to
release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect any change in their
expectations with respect thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except
as required by law.
No Offer or Solicitation This
press release is not a proxy statement and does not constitute a
solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to
any securities or in respect of the Proposed Business Combination.
This press release also does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be
any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. No offering of securities will be made except by
means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
Participants in the Solicitation
Holdco, Codere Online and DD3 and their respective directors,
executive officers and other members of their management and
employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies of DD3’s stockholders in connection with
the Proposed Business Combination. Information regarding the names,
affiliations and interests of DD3’s directors and executive
officers is set forth in the final prospectus for DD3’s initial
public offering filed with the SEC on December 10, 2020, as well as
in other documents DD3 has filed with the SEC. Information
regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed
participants in the solicitation of proxies of DD3’s stockholders
in connection with the Proposed Business Combination is set forth
in the Form F-4. Information concerning the interests of Holdco’s,
Codere Online’s and DD3’s participants in the solicitation, which
may, in some cases, be different than those of Holdco’s, Codere
Online’s and DD3’s equity holders generally, is also set forth in
the Form F-4. Shareholders, potential investors and other
interested persons should read carefully the preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus included in the Form F-4, and, when it becomes
available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, before making
any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of
these documents, once available, from the sources indicated
above.
Contacts:
InvestorsRyan Lawrence, ICR
Ryan.Lawrence@icrinc.com 332-242-4321
Guillermo Lancha,
CodereGuillermo.Lancha@codere.com(+34)-628-928-152
MediaBrian Ruby, ICR
Brian.Ruby@icrinc.com 203-682-8268
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