U.S. private equity fund TPG Capital has started talks with the Saudi Arabian government to bring Cirque du Soleil to the kingdom, TPG chairman David Bondermansaid on Thursday.

Montréal-based Cirque du Soleil, the global circus and entertainment troupe, sold a majority stake to a group led by TPG in 2015 in a deal valued at US$1.5 billion.

Update: In July, Cirque du Soleil acquired New York-based Blue Man Productions, the company behind the live performance Blue Man Group, for US$65.5 million.

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