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      "text": "We believe the optics and appearance of these events is an off-balance sheet engineering structure: DGC's losses and debt were kept off SGHC's financials through the 2021–2022 SPAC marketing period and first year of trading, even as SGHC guaranteed DGC's loan facilities.",
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      "text": "Remarkably, just two months later, SGHC agreed to reacquire the very U.S. license that DGC had licensed from them, completing the appearance of a circular structure that we believe underpinned its SPAC story. On April 7, 2021, SGHC announced an agreement to acquire 100% of DGC for ~$144 million, with the SPAC merger ultimately closing on January 27, 2022. Despite the acquisition announcement, SGHC did not consolidate DGC until the deal formally closed effective January 1, 2023. We believe this delay potentially kept nearly two years of U.S. start-up losses and debt off SGHC's income statement and balance sheet during the SPAC marketing and listing process - even as SGHC guaranteed DGC's loan facilities.",
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      "text": "Source: Company Filings, gov.uk (DGC filings), gamingamericas.com. Spruce Point red emphasis.",
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