Merlin snaps up London Aquarium
The entertainment group which runs the London Eye, Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds has added the London Aquarium to its portfolio.
Dorset-based Merlin Entertainments has bought the sea life centre in the South Bank's County Hall from its Japanese owners.
The value of the 35-year lease on the site, which houses 400 species including sand sharks, stingrays and a "Finding Nemo" clownfish in more than 50 separate displays, has not been disclosed.
