La Française des Jeux Société anonyme (ENXTPA:FDJ) is in talks to acquire Kindred Group plc (OM:KIND SDB) for around $2.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would create one of Europe?s biggest online gambling companies. A deal could be announced as soon as January 22, 2024, assuming talks don?t break down, the people said. It would follow calls for the possible sale of the Stockholm-listed company by Corvex Management, a New York activist investor headed by Keith Meister.