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Article: United States : Blackstone s InBev Parks Deal May Signal Resurgence of Buyouts.
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- October 6, 2009
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A purchase by Blackstone Group LP of Anheuser-Busch InBev NV s amusement park business would be the biggest private-equity deal this year and may signal a resurgence of buyouts after a two-year drought that left the firms with $400 billion in unspent funds.
Blackstone is in talks to buy the parks, which include SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, for as much as $3 billion in a transaction that may be announced this week, according to a person familiar with the discussions who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. Representatives of Blackstone and InBev declined to comment.
At that price, the deal would top Silver Lake s agreement last month ...