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In the biggest move since it was acquired by private equity firm TPG Capital for $1.4 billion in 2015, the Cirque du Soleil announced Thursday that it has acquired New York-based Blue Man Productions.

The purchase price was not disclosed, but Cirque du Soleil CEO Daniel Lamarre said it is in the range of “several tens of millions of dollars.”

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This company is best-known for the popular Blue Man Group show, which has been performed in more than 20 countries and has been seen by more than 35 million people since 1991.

It immediately transforms the Montreal-based circus company into an even more significant player in the global live-performance industry and it is the first time the Cirque has taken over another major entertainment company. Blue Man has six resident shows, in New York, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegas and Berlin.

“We were always intrigued by the success of the Blue Man Group,” Lamarre said in a phone interview from New York City on Thursday.