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...Private equity-backed groups, such as restaurant chains PizzaExpress and Prezzo, or Merlin Entertainments, the owner of Legoland and Alton Towers, have so far been largely unable to access state-guaranteed...
...Many of the newcomers, which tend to focus either on the UK alone or a more limited number of countries, are often “more natural owners” of North Sea assets compared with the majors, Russell Alton, chief...
...It said that the Alton Towers and Legoland owner did not deserve its premium to UK-listed peers such as Carnival or Cineworld, which have a more compelling growth story and deliver similar returns....
...The company has “benefited from a change in consumer habits,” said Ben Thomas, analyst at Investec Wealth & Investment....
...Our Resort Theme Parks Operating Group is now showing year on year revenue growth, reflecting the ongoing recovery in trading at Alton Towers....
...Merlin Entertainments has failed to conjure up any magic this morning, despite a recovery in trading at its Alton Towers theme park and a boost to total revenues from the weak pound....
...Merlin, which owns Alton Towers, later faced a £5m fine from regulators....
...Heightened security in Europe also weighed down on Alton Towers owner Merlin Entertaiments this year....
...Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments is facing prosecution by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive over an accident in June last year, when a rollercoaster crashed at its Alton Towers attraction in...
...Merlin, owner of Alton Towers theme park, dropped 5.4 per cent to 406.7p after JPMorgan Cazenove turned negative on valuation grounds. It also moved to “neutral” on Tui, down 4.9 per cent to £11.94....
...The company also closed the Saw rollercoaster at its Thorpe Park resort in Chertsey, Surrey, shortly after the accident on the Smiler ride at Alton Towers....
...Indeed, Thomas Cook shares eased 0.2 per cent to 136.5p....
...Thomas Cook and Merlin Entertainments both provide case studies....
...Four teenagers were injured in a roller coaster crash at the Alton Towers leisure park....
...Since then they have expanded their family Thomas the Tank Engine themed rooms from 11 to 15 in preparation for the summer....
...Sue Thomas runs it with great charm and humour, while chef Carlos Leite offers excellent food using locally sourced ingredients....
...Merlin Entertainments, the Dorset-based group which operates attractions including Madame Tussauds, Alton Towers and Legoland, has scooped up the London Acquarium from County Hall Entertainment....
...The deal brings together Blackstone’s leisure assets including the London Dungeon and Legoland theme parks with Tussauds’ waxworks, Alton Towers and Chessington World of Adventures and creates a group with...
...For example, he advised BTR - then in its "can do no wrong" phase - on its takeover of Thomas Tilling....
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