SeaWorld Parks, Controlled by PE, Close to IPO Filing

SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, the family entertainment company controlled by private equity firm Blackstone Group, is close to filing for an initial public offering, Reuters reported. Orlando, Florida-based SeaWorld, perhaps best known for its performing killer whale Shamu, has selected Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lead the offering, which could come in early 2013. SeaWorld may try to raise $500 million to $600 million in the IPO.

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