M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-11-13 |
| Target | Gardaland Srl |
| Sector | Leisure |
| Buyer(s) | Merlin Entertainments |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Sector | Leisure |
| Employees | 28,000 |
| Revenue | 1.7B GBP (2018) |
Merlin Entertainments is an European entertainments company operating in Europe. Merlin runs 124 attractions in 25 countries across four continents. Merlin Entertainments was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Poole, England.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 4 |
| Sector: Leisure M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 3 |
| Country: Italy M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-13 |
LEGOLAND Parks
Billund, Denmark LEGOLAND Parks consists of four family theme parks in England, Germany, California and Denmark -where the company also has a 176 room hotel. LEGOLAND is based around the popular LEGO construction toys and has a strong appeal for families with younger children. |
Buy | €375M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-05 |
Tussauds Group
Chessington, United Kingdom The Tussauds Group is one of Europe’s leading visitor attraction businesses. The Tussauds Group consists of City Centre Attractions (Six Madame Tussauds – London, New York, Amsterdam, Las Vegas, Shanghai, Hong Kong; The British Airways London Eye and Warwick Castle); and Theme Parks (Alton Towers; Thorpe Park; Chessington World of Adventures in the UK and Heide Park in Germany). |
Buy | £1.0B |
