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Hammons buy SYDNEY ZOO
Above: Jake Burgess and main, Sydney Zoo.
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YDNEY Zoo has announced that its Board has endorsed family-owned tourism and attractions group Hammons Holdings as buyer of Sydney Zoo. The proposed acquisition would see Hammons Holdings acquire the shares of Zoo founders, John and Jake Burgess, and other shareholders, subject to a period of due diligence. Hammons Holdings, a third-generation family-owned operator of iconic Australian attractions including Scenic World and Sydney’s BridgeClimb, is a founding investor in Sydney Zoo. Under the proposed transaction, Hammons Holdings will take over the operations of Sydney Zoo. More inside.
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