WSJ : Universal Studios Japan Owners In Talks To Sell Stake To Comcast

(RTTNews) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and the other owners of Universal Studios Japan, are in talks to sell a stake in the theme park to Comcast Corp.'s (CMCSA, CMCSK) NBCUniversal, in a deal that could value the Japanese company at US$6 billion, the Wall street Journal reported quoting the people familiar with the matter.

The report said that Comcast, the largest U.S. cable operator and owner of cable channels including USA, Bravo and E!, is seeking to buy a majority stake in the theme park's holding company USJ Co.. USJ, whose other shareholders include Asian private-equity firms MBK and PAG, had initially been looking to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this month but has now pushed IPO plans to next year as talks with Comcast take place.