Village family feud ends with BGH bid

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

Updated Dec 7, 2020 – 6.19pm, first published at 2.56pm

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The feud that tore apart the family owners of Australia’s most iconic theme parks and cinemas business has been brought to an end after shareholders voted for a sale of the 66-year old business to private equity firm BGH Capital on Monday.

BGH will pay $3 per share for the storied Village Roadshow, which owns and operates Warner Bros Movie World, Wet ‘n’ Wild, Sea World and a chain of Victoria cinemas, valuing the business' equity at nearly $586 million.

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