Reve-News: Investment company Atairos and NBCUniversal have closed on their strategic investment in Ryman Hospitality, which was announced in April (CAT 4/5). The purchase is a 30% stake (valued at approximately $296 million) of Ryman Hospitality's Opry Entertainment Group (OEG), which owns the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, WSM-AM/Nashville, 50% of the TV channel Circle and more than 11,000 hours of archived Opry content. "This deal is a meaningful step forward for OEG on a path towards its independence from our REIT structure and delevers RHP’s balance sheet to allow continued reinvestment in RHP’s leading group hospitality business," says Ryman CEO Colin Reed. Full transaction details here.