ATG takeover complete

The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has completed its £90m purchase of Live Nation’s UK Theatres. The acquisition means that ATG now owns 39 venues, which will rise to 40 when a new theatre opens in Aylesbury. Rosemary Squire, Joint Chief Executive of ATG called it “the start of a very exciting chapter”, and Willy Donaghy of BECTU said he was “pleased for members that the uncertainty and speculation surrounding the sale of Live Nation have finally ended”.