Tilman Fertitta's reported $34-per-share offer values Caesars equity at $7 billion, but the buyer who walks through that door inherits nearly $12 billion in debt and over $20 billion in total obligations. The headline number isn't the number that matters here.
Two billionaires are fighting over Caesars at roughly $34 per share, and the market is celebrating. But 38% of that enterprise value is debt, and the real question is what happens to 50-plus properties when the new owner starts servicing it.
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