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Spanish company acquires Wet’n’Wild Sydney

Spanish leisure park operator Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales S.A. has acquired the entirety of Wet’n’Wild Sydney.

user icon Jerome Doraisamy 05 July 2018 Big Law
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Firm: Ashurst (Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales S.A.); Thomson Geer (Village Roadshow Limited)

Deal: Ashurst advised Parques Reunidos on its $40 million acquisition of all shares in Wet’n’Wild Sydney from Village Roadshow Limited.

Value: $40 million

Area: Corporate

Key players: The Ashurst team was led by partner Anton Harris, who was assisted by partners Anita Cade, Jennie Mansfield, Rebecca Dixon, Sanjay Wavde and Barbara Phair, senior associates Matt Spark, Maria Sun and Elke Bremner, counsel Kate Pickthall, lawyers Callum Newson-Brown, Katie O’Connell, Carolyn Harding-Smith, Luke Salem and Tony Zhou, and graduate Rhea Nair.

Thomson Geer consultant Peter Nankivell led the advice for Village Roadshow, and he was assisted by partner Peta Thompson and lawyer Matt Persico. 

Deal significance: Madrid-based Parques Reunidos operates 60 theme parks, water parks, zoos and indoor entertainment centres globally, with the acquisition of Wet’n’Wild Sydney marking the company’s entry into the Australian entertainment market.

Village Roadshow has stated it will use the proceeds of the sale to reduce debt, following two profit warnings it issued last year. 

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Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.

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