Merlin Entertainments : Madame Tussauds owner Merlin to be bought by Lego family and Blackstone

LONDON (Reuters) - Madame Tussauds owner Merlin Entertainments is to be acquired by the investment vehicle of Lego's founding family and private equity firm Blackstone Group LP in a deal valuing the company and its debt at nearly 6 billion pounds ($7.6 billion).

The deal values Merlin shares at 455 pence each, giving the firm an enterprise value of 5.905 billion pounds, Merlin said on Friday. The acquiring consortium also includes Canadian pension fund CPPIB.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by James Davey)

Stocks treated in this article : Blackstone Group LP, Merlin Entertainments