Analysts peg Blackstone share of Universal Orlando at $1.55 billion

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

NBC Universal, controlled by Comcast Corp., may need to pay as much as $1.55 billion to buy the 50 percent stake in two Universal Studios Florida theme parks that partner Blackstone Group LP is seeking to sell.

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I'm not entirely sure that the analysts have this one right. I'd be really surprised if Kabletown didn't want the parks. Citing that they're capital intensive businesses seems silly too. I mean, they're a cable company... they spread capital around with no return on investment for years, even decades sometimes.

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So I take it USH is already 100% NBC/Uni? If there were never any grumblings about divesting that property then I'd think Orlando is safe as well.

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