TPG Pace and Accel Entertainment Announce Intent to Appoint Clairvest Executive to Accel Board
FORT WORTH, Texas & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TPG Pace Holdings Corp. (“TPG Pace”) (NYSE: TPGH, TPGH.U, TPGH.WS), a special-purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of TPG, and Accel Entertainment, Inc. (“Accel” or the “Company”), a leading gaming-as-a-service provider, are pleased to announce their intention to appoint Ken Rotman, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Clairvest Group Inc. (TSX: CVG) (“Clairvest”), to Accel’s Board of Directors, consistent with the terms of the amended Transaction Agreement. Mr. Rotman’s appointment is a result of Clairvest’s election to receive TPG Pace stock in connection with the acquisition of Accel by TPG Pace. Clairvest, one of the most seasoned investors in the gaming sector with over 20 years of experience investing in gaming assets, is the largest Accel shareholder and will be the largest shareholder of the combined company going forward. Mr. Rotman will join the Accel Board of Directors upon the closing of the transaction.