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DraftKings: Capital Raising
DraftKings secured $600M senior secured term loan B to repurchase convertible bonds maturing in 2028, and upsized revolving credit facility from $500M to $750M (maturing 2031). Move de-risks equity dilution from convertible conversion at $70/share vs. current price ~$30/share.
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The leadership read
DraftKings's raise resets the leadership agenda more than the balance sheet. Capital into the sector buys room to build senior operating and commercial bench strength ahead of scale. The near-term tilt favours operators who have scaled before; the appointments that follow say more than the announcement did across Americas.
Market context: Backdrop: a 100.3 (Neutral) Talent Market Index (down 1 on the month) with Americas activity easing (-1.8pts).
DraftKings: 5 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 6 tracked across 93 days.
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Where this lands in our work
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