Comcast takes full ownership of Japan's USJ, PE firms to exit
Goldman Sachs, MBK Partners, Owl Creek Asset Management and PAG Asia Capital will fully exit Universal Studios Japan (USJ) after Comcast NBCUniversal agreed to buy the 49% of the company it doesn’t already own for JPY254.8 billion ($2.3 billion).
The deal values USJ at JPY840 billion, including debt, according to a statement. This compares to a valuation of JPY750 million – including JPY400 million in debt – when Comcast paid JPY183 billion...
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