Latest News
- Jennifer Miller named VP Content Development at The Producers Group
- Cinemark partnering with SPACES to provide immersive VR experience
- Humans of all kinds invited to visit the animal metropolis of Zootopia at Shanghai Disneyland’s newest land
- Newest hotel at LEGOLAND Florida Resort to have pirate theme
- Triotech opens 200th XD Dark Ride at Quebec’s Mega Parc
- Thai national pavilion to showcase country’s transformation into digital hub at Expo 2020 Dubai
- WEEKEND VIEWING: InPark’s Top 5 Videos of 2018
- Portugal’s Foundation for Science and Technology adopts Dante for production studio
Blackstone and CVC Capital End Ownership Stake in Merlin Entertainments
ABOVE: Stealth coaster, courtesy Thorpe Park
London, UK (March 4, 2015) — Blackstone and CVC Captial Partners, the two majority shareholders of Merlin Entertainments, owners of LEGOLAND, Madame Tussaud’s, SEA LIFE, Alton Towers, and other attraction brands, have sold their remaining 156,541,347 shares for £653 million (around $900 million). The companies took Merlin public in November 2013 for £3.4 billion and have been incrementally selling down their shares since.
In addition, the two companies have announced that their non-executive directors, Dr Gerry Murphy and Rob Lucas, will not stand for re-election at Merlin’s Annual General Meeting.
Blackstone remains the largest shareholder of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment since that theme park chain’s IPO two years ago.
- alton towers, Blackstone, cvc capital partners, investments, madame tussauds, merlin entertainments, sea life, seaworld parks & entertainment, thorpe park
Related articles
More in this category
Current Issue
IPM Interviews
-
Mad Systems: The future is now InPark reported on the launch and revisited with Ensing for... -
Time for a change InPark checks in with industry leaders who are heading back... -
Michael Mercadante: Giving back Michael Mercadante, President of Main Street Design, Inc.... -
JCO: Theming beyond the theme park JCO, based in St. Louis, MO, specializes in master planning... -
The Hettema Group: Inside the experience designer’s Founded by Phil in 2002, The Hettema Group has gone on to... -
AAE Wrapup: IAAPA in Hong Kong Estimates indicate the Expo attracted more than 9,000... -
Mack Solutions: Designing Rulantica With a unique theme and detailed storytelling, the park is... -
Weber Group: Meet the partners The new Weber Group is managed by four partners, all of... -
IAAPA, BRPH, accesso: Faces and places "The beautiful thing about the creative and entertainment... -
Expo 2023 Argentina Buenos Aires: Exclusive interview with... The number of visits to Expo 2023 Argentina Buenos Aires is... -
A Bid for Expo 2027 Minnesota "We have chosen an ideal location conveniently located... -
nWave: Visioning forward "nWave keeps pace with evolving markets and evolving... -
ACE and Technomedia: A match made in Asia On February 2, 2018, Technomedia and ACE formed a strategic... -
JRA: The strength of storybuilding In his role as senior designer at JRA, Colin Cronin has... -
Panasonic: The psychology of imaging Vice president and director of Panasonic Hollywood Labs,... -
Barco: Show control 101 In this exclusive interview with InPark, Eric draws on his... -
Hasbro: Toy Stories The international attractions industry and the public alike... -
Special Interview Section: Creating change InPark speaks with industry leaders taking on new... -
Laura Marakowits: A mega maverick In addition to heading up Themed Entertainment &... -
Brian Morrow: Creative Reality Following a successful 12 year career at SeaWorld Parks &... -
Greg MacLaurin: No instructions "I was specifically hired to provide interactive design for... -
Nol Van Genuchten: Triotech’s showman After years with Cirque du Soleil, Nol founded Creative... -
Michael Daut: Building a bigger Mousetrappe Michael Daut recently joined media-based experience design... -
Loren Barrows: Alcorn’s New COO An eight-year team member of Alcorn McBride, Barrows... -
PGAV Destinations & zoOceanarium: Gateway to the ocean Projected opening for the new aquarium is 2019. The annual...
