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    • Friday, 24 April, 2020
      Corporate bonds
      Legoland owner turns to bond market for lifeline

      Private equity-backed Merlin latest of entertainment groups to raise new debt

    • Thursday, 5 September, 2019
      FTfmPaul Lee
      Merlin will be at the mercy of private ownership

      Leisure group’s take-private deal raises questions on market move

    • Thursday, 1 August, 2019
      Lego’s second movie fails to lift Merlin Entertainments

      Theme park owner suffers falling revenues at attractions showcasing plastic blocks

    • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
      Moody’s warns Merlin’s £6bn take private deal could lead to downgrade

      Europe’s largest theme park operator has its junk rating put under review

    • Friday, 28 June, 2019
      Merlin conjures up breathing space with £6bn buyout

      Theme park operator taken private by investors including Danish owner of Lego

    • Friday, 28 June, 2019
      Lex
      Merlin Entertainments: grin and bear it Premium content

      Plan to take the company private will not go down well with shareholders

    • Friday, 28 June, 2019
      Lego family and Blackstone assemble £6bn bid for Merlin

      Deal is one of the largest European buyouts in recent history

    • Sunday, 2 June, 2019
      News in-depth
      Merlin investors hope activist will spark a little magic

      ValueAct’s call to take Alton Towers owner private divides shareholders

    • Thursday, 23 May, 2019
      LexMergers & Acquisitions
      Merlin/ValueAct: buyout no wizard wheeze Premium content

      Like a grouchy uncle who dislikes rollercoasters, US activist thinks the stock is underrated

    • Thursday, 23 May, 2019
      ValueAct urges Merlin Entertainments to be taken private

      Activist group sends open letter to chairman of theme park owner to initiate discussions

    • Thursday, 28 February, 2019
      Merlin’s Legoland faces cooling sales after long growth streak
    • Thursday, 24 January, 2019
      LexInvestments
      Kirkbi/family offices: dour Danes Premium content

      Lego group has been shoring up unlikely companies in the name of diversification

    • Tuesday, 15 January, 2019
      Greene King PLC
      Pub chain Greene King appoints Merlin executive as chief executive

      Nick Mackenzie to replace longtime boss Rooney Anand

    • Sunday, 28 October, 2018
      Merlin expands in China with Shanghai Dungeon — minus the blood

      British leisure group accepts Beijing’s cultural restrictions on gore, ghosts and history

    • Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
      Lex
      Merlin: white-knuckle ride Premium content

      Glimmers of recovery potential mean it may be worth staying on the rollercoaster

    • Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
      FT AlphavilleBryce Elder
      Markets Live: Tuesday, 16th October 2018
    • Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
      fastFTMatthew Vincent
      Opening Quote: Merlin doing more than surviving
    • Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
      Travel & leisure industry
      Merlin shares hit by flatlining Legoland sales

      Revenue growth had been bolstered by releases of blockbuster Lego movies

    • Thursday, 2 August, 2018
      Travel & leisure industry
      Profit rollercoaster at Merlin Entertainments as currencies drag
    • Tuesday, 5 June, 2018
      fastFTMatthew Vincent
      Opening Quote: Hammond doesn't get top Marx for RBS share sale
    • Friday, 27 April, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Merlin still hampered by 2017 terror attacks

      Operator of Madame Tussauds and London Dungeon expects recovery ‘over time’

    • Friday, 16 March, 2018
      Personal Finance
      Gurassa buys into upbeat Merlin

      Company plans to open nine new attractions in 2018

    • Thursday, 1 March, 2018
      LexRetail & Consumer industry
      Merlin: roller coasting Premium content

      Even if no break-up transpires, it is worth taking a ride with the theme park operator

    • Thursday, 1 March, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Merlin shares on track for biggest rise ever after ‘not terrible’ results
    • Thursday, 1 March, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Merlin trading hit by bad weather and terror attacks

      Attractions operator to focus spending on hotel rooms alongside its venues

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