William Hill shares surge 20% on report of Apollo bid approach

Reuters

Published Sep 25, 2020 08:09AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in William Hill (L:WMH) surged over 20% on Friday after a news report by Bloomberg said the UK bookmaker had been approached by private equity firm Apollo Global Management (N:APO) for a potential acquisition.

Representatives for William Hill and Apollo Global Management did not immediately respond to a request for comment.