The British private equity firm Candover defoliated Daisy future participation in United Parks , which, as it looks, could pass for sale to another group, or by an eventual IPO.
For now, both ways seem open. No candidate missing for a possible buyout (venture capital firms as Apollo, Carlyle and Providence are interested in becoming the operator of theme parks, the third largest in the world), while the option of a public offering on the stock market has positive Previous Amadeus, whose shares rose by 18% since April, in contrast to the irregular behavior of the markets overall.
One can imagine that the path will eventually choose one that will lead to greater gains in realizing the divestiture. The struggle between the candidate groups reaches interesting levels: one speaks of initial offers of around 2,000 million euros.
is more than double that paid at the time by Candover (935 million), but we must not forget that United Parks has undergone a process of internationalization and growth rather than striking the hand, precisely, the British investment firm (with 69 entertainment complexes currently , its size has tripled since 2007). Candover
must now decide whether the deals shuffled meet your expectations or if you prefer to test the market that despite the favorable regard of Amadeus, is not the most propitious moment.
