Goldman Sachs and private equity firm MBK Partners will jointly buy Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in a $1.4 billion deal, South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Under the agreement, Goldman and MBK will acquire a 98.3 percent stake in Osaka-based USJ, the operator of a theme park with attractions based on movies such as Spider-Man and Jurassic Park, and plan to buy the remaining minority shares, the daily said, citing MBK sources.
Goldman Sachs and MBK could not immediately be reached for comment.