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Merlin Entertainments is planning to set up a Legoland Discovery Centre at the Trafford Centre in Manchester in 2010. 24-Jun-2009 Merlin Entertainments is to invest £12m in improvements to the London Eye tourist attraction over the next three years, in order to make it more energy efficient. 19-May-2009 Merlin Entertainments has acquired the London Aquarium on the South Bank from County Hall Entertainment for undisclosed terms, and will invest £5m in improvements. 05-May-2008 Merlin Entertainments has sold the property assets of Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Warwick Castle and Madame Tussauds to Prestbury in a £622m sale and leaseback deal, in order to fund a £270m investment programme. 18-Jul-2007 Merlin Entertainments, the operator of 26 visitor attractions, is expected to be acquired by Blackstone Group of the US for about £100m. 18-Apr-2005 Merlin Entertainments, the operator of visitor attractions, has undergone a £72m management buy-out backed by Hermes Private Equity. 18-Feb-2004 Merlin Entertainments, the operator of 22 leisure attractions in eight countries, has appointed Hawkpoint to consider plans for the possible sale of the business. 10-Nov-2003 Merlin Entertainments is planning to spend £16m building three Sea Life aquariums in Germany. 14-Oct-2002 Merlin Entertainments is to open a £5m tourist attraction in Edinburgh next April called the Edinburgh Dungeon, which will feature villainous characters from Scotland's past and create 50 jobs. 24-Nov-2000 Merlin Entertainments has put seven aquariums up for sale, including the Sea Life Centre in Tynemouth, in order to focus on its larger facilities. 12-Jan-2000
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