Blackstone

Exclusive: Blackstone in talks with Bain to sell $480 million stake in top Indian REIT

Blackstone is in talks to sell around half of its stake in India's largest real estate investment trust Embassy Office Parks to…

3 years ago

Turnover surges as funds rush to exit private equity stakes

Private equity holdings are being sold at a record clip in an opaque secondary market, investors say, as asset managers…

3 years ago

Analysis: Private equity’s swoop on listed European firms runs into rising execution risks

European listed companies have not been this cheap for more than a decade, yet for private equity firms looking to…

3 years ago

Barclays strikes $2.8 bln deal to buy mortgage lender Kensington

Barclays (BARC.L) has struck a deal worth around 2.3 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) to buy specialist lender Kensington Mortgage Company, extending its…

3 years ago

Exclusive: Bidders weigh offers valuing Toshiba at up to $22 billion – sources

Bidders for Toshiba Corp (6502.T) are considering offering up to 7,000 yen ($51.41) per share to take the troubled Japanese conglomerate private,…

3 years ago

Benettons, Blackstone to launch bid for Atlantia this week – sources

The Benettons and U.S. investment fund Blackstone (BX.N) are aiming to launch a takeover offer for Italy's Atlantia (ATL.MI)this week without involving directly…

4 years ago

Wall Street firms retreat from office, holiday parties as virus spreads

Wall Street banks and investment firms are retrenching from their push to get staff back to the office, with Citigroup…

4 years ago

Blackstone makes sweetened $6.2 bln play for Australia’s Crown

Investment giant Blackstone Group Inc (BX.N) made a $6.2 billion approach for troubled Australian casino firm Crown Resorts Ltd (CWN.AX), sweetening an earlier…

4 years ago

Blackstone and Hudson Pacific plan $1 billion film studios in UK

U.S. firms Blackstone (BX.N) and Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP.N) said they planned to create a major film, TV and digital…

4 years ago

AIG to sell life and retirement unit stake to Blackstone, another with IPO

American International Group Inc (AIG.N)plans to use an IPO to sell part of its life and retirement business, while Blackstone…

4 years ago