(Image source: discoverhongkong) According to the New York Times, the owners of Madame Tussauds, Merlin Entertainments will go public next month on the London stock exchange. Merlin will issue 20 percent of itself to the public in an effort to raise 200 million euros. Merlin also operates the theme park Legoland. Last year, the company generated 346 million euros in EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). Merlin Entertainments is owned by CVC Capital, the Blackstone Group, and the investment firm Kirkbi A/S.