The property assets of some of the UK’s most famous tourist attractions including Alton Towers and London waxworks Madame Tussauds were sold today by their private equity owner for £622m.

Dubai International Capital’s interest in a takeover at Liverpool can be attributed to the oil-rich emirate’s need to diversify in business, according to a football finance expert.

The London Eye is set for a £50m (€72.9m) cash injection after British Airways sold its stake in the top-selling attraction today.

An English engineering firm dating back more than 200 years was snapped up for £700m (€1.03bn) today by the Dubai-based owner of Madame Tussauds.

Madame Tussauds and a host of major theme parks were sold today in a £800m (€1.1bn) deal with an investment firm controlled by the government of Dubai.