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Disney boosts stake in Paris theme park, offers to buy rest

Disney said it will support Euro Disney's recapitalisation of as much as 1.5 billion euros

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Ville Heiskanen | Bloomberg
Walt Disney plans to take full ownership of its ailing theme park in Paris to get the resort under control after 25 years of ups and downs at its first and only outlet in Europe.
 
Disney is acquiring a 9 per cent stake in Euro Disney SCA from Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding for 2 euros ($2.13) a share, payable in Disney stock. That will give it an 85.7 per cent holding, and it’s offering the same price in cash for the rest, according to a statement Friday. The offer is 67 per cent higher than Euro

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