<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p data-qa-component="item-headline" data-rc-highlight="headline">(Sept 25): Swedish private equity firm EQT&nbsp;is preparing to sell its controlling stake in Spanish theme park operator Parques Reunidos, newspaper <em>Expansion</em> reported on Friday, citing unnamed market sources.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p data-qa-component="item-headline" data-rc-highlight="headline">The private equity firm has hired JPMorgan to help with the sale of the stake, <em>Expansion</em> said.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p data-qa-component="item-headline" data-rc-highlight="headline">According to the sources, the stake is valued at about €1.7 billion (US$1.9 billion).</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p data-qa-component="item-headline" data-rc-highlight="headline">Parques Reunidos manages dozens of theme parks, zoos and water parks across Europe, including Madrid's Parque Warner.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p data-qa-component="item-headline" data-rc-highlight="headline">EQT owns 51% of the company, while Corporacion Financiera Alba and Belgian investment fund Groep Brussel Lambert hold stakes of 25% and 23%, respectively.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p data-qa-component="item-headline" data-rc-highlight="headline">EQT did not immediately reply to requests for comment. Parques Reunidos said it does not comment on matters relating to its shareholders or on potential transactions.</p></div>

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(Sept 25): Swedish private equity firm EQT is preparing to sell its controlling stake in Spanish theme park operator Parques Reunidos, newspaper Expansion reported on Friday, citing unnamed market sources.

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