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Report says Blackstone closer on ABInBev deal
A media report says a private equity firm Blackstone Group is closing in on a deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev's theme parks such as SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.
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A media report says a private equity firm Blackstone Group is closing in on a deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev's theme parks such as SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.
The Wall Street Journal reports Friday - citing unnamed sources - that the firm is close to a deal to buy theme parks operated under Busch Entertainment Corp.
The report says the deal is valued at between $2.5 billion and $3 billion.
A spokesman for Anheuser-Busch InBev declined to comment.
A spokesman for New York-based Blackstone did not immediately return a request seeking comment.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has been shedding assets to help pay for the $52 billion deal last year to buy Anheuser-Busch, which created the world's largest brewer.
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