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NEW YORK — Private-equity firm Blackstone Group is close to sealing a deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev’s theme parks unit, including such notable parks as SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, according to a media report Friday.
Citing unnamed sources, The Wall Street Journal reported that the New York- based firm could buy the theme parks operated under the Busch Entertainment unit next week in a transaction worth between $2.5 billion and $3 billion.
Spokesmen for Anheuser- Busch InBev and Blackstone declined to comment.
