Corporate Finance
Vintage Private Equity Deals: Merlin Entertainment – Learnings from one of Blackstone’s Most Successful Investments
Download PDF Introduction In 2005, Blackstone’s [NYSE: BX] private equity fund made a, for its size, relatively modest investment of £102m to acquire Merlin Entertainment, a theme parks company, from the private equity fund Hermes Equity Partners. This was the first step in its strategy of rolling up the attractions Read more…