Merlin operates visitor attractions including Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington, LEGOLAND Windsor, Madame Tussauds, SEA LIFE and the London Eye. Blackstone lists Merlin among its current investments. [1][2][3]
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Who owns Merlin Entertainments?
Private · Consortium investment with KIRKBI and CPP Investments [1][2][3]
The consortium includes KIRKBI, Blackstone-managed funds and CPP Investments. A combined consortium interest is not an individual Blackstone stake. Merlin operates LEGOLAND attractions; that relationship does not establish Blackstone ownership of the LEGO toy brand or of every licensed character’s intellectual property. [1][2][3]
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Investors in Merlin Entertainments
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Held entity · Merlin Entertainments consortium investment
Consortium investment with KIRKBI and CPP Investments
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The consortium includes KIRKBI, Blackstone-managed funds and CPP Investments. A combined consortium interest is not an individual Blackstone stake. Merlin operates LEGOLAND attractions; that relationship does not establish Blackstone ownership of the LEGO toy brand or of every licensed character’s intellectual property.
Held entity · Merlin Entertainments / Motion JVCO investment
47.5% · Merlin interest through Motion JVCO
Annual report ownership snapshot ·
KIRKBI's 2025 report gives a 47.5% Merlin interest structured through Motion JVCO. The current LEGO Holding page also identifies Merlin as a separate investment. Merlin attraction ownership and the LEGO toy group's ownership have different scopes; this does not give Blackstone ownership of the LEGO toy group.
This ownership research has not established a dated UK cash corporation-tax payment for the relevant reporting entity.
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