Cash proceeds of P140 million will be used by Philweb to cover overhead costs while awaiting the processing of its application to service the Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corp. (Pagcor)’s network of e-Games cafes, the company said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
Philweb said it had sold the investment in Acentic to Niantic Holdings GmbH for $750,000. The company added that it had had collected 1.973 British pounds from Acentic in full settlement of a loan.
The buyer, Niantic Holding, is a specialty finance company also based in Germany.
Acentic has been working with hoteliers for in-room entertainment and communication around the world for more than 30 years.