The board said it would unanimously recommend the proposal to its shareholders, provided no superior proposal emerged for the business or for Ardent itself. Dave & Buster's is expecting the deal, which is likely to close later this year, to add to earnings. It also expects cost savings of $20 million within the first two years from store support center consolidation and supply-chain efficiencies. ($1 = 1.3180 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Savyata Mishra, additional reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu and Anil D'Silva)