According to two sources close, Scott Bommer, a former hedge fund manager, is set to launch a hybrid hedge fund and private equity fund under Blackstone Group with close to $2 billion in assets. The bulk of the capital raised for… Read More ›
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Blackstone commits $150 million in seed funding to new hedge fund ApaH Capital Management
According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Blackstone Group is committing $150 million in start-up capital to a hedge fund that is run by a former senior executive at Lone Star Funds. According to one of the… Read More ›
Blackstone divests BioMed Realty for $14.6 billion
In a statement the Blackstone Group said, its unit Blackstone Real Estate Partners along with co-investors have agreed to divest BioMed Realty for $14.6 billion to a group led by existing BioMed investors. In 2015, Blackstone had acquired BioMed Realty,… Read More ›
Blackstone’s shale oil venture Gavilan Resources LLC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Late on Friday, Blackstone Group’s Gavilan Resources LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy citing oil price collapse and a bitter legal battle with a partner. Formed following the $2.3 billion acquisition of Texas shale oil properties in 2017, Gavilan listed… Read More ›
Oxford Properties Group offers $2.4 billion for Australian office landlord Investa Office Fund
By pitching its $2.4 billion offer for Australian office landlord Investa Office Fund, Oxford Properties Group has bested Blackstone’s A$90 million offer. On Wednesday, Investa Office Fund, an office landlord in Australia stated, it is adjourning a planned shareholder… Read More ›
Blackstone Group bids $2.3 billion for Sydney-focussed Investa Office Fund
Analysts expect property prices across Australia’s east coast to boom despite a rise in interest rates. On Monday, Investa Office Fund (IOF), a Sydney focussed company stated, they would unanimously recomend an unsolicited and non-binding offer from U.S. private equity… Read More ›
Blackstone Group LP in advanced talks to acquire Thomson Reuters’ F&R business for more than $17 billion
Thomson Reuters’ Financial and Risk business accounts for more than 50% of the group’s total revenues. As per 3 sources familiar with the matter at hand, Blackstone Group LP, a private equity firm, is in advanced talks to With Thomson… Read More ›
Blackstone Group cancel the $2.8 billion sale of its Australian shopping mall
As per a source, the emergence of Amazon has hit the retail sector, was the reason for Blackstone to pull the sale. Unable to find a suitable buyer the Blackstone Group has canceled the sale of a $2.8 billion Australian… Read More ›
Blackstone Group prepares IPO for Gates Global
The IPO could see Gates being valued at more than $7 billion, including debt. Sources familiar with the matter at hand have disclosed, Blackstone Group LP is exploring an IPO for Gates Global LLC. The development comes three years after… Read More ›
Fox and Blackstone Group to bid for Tribune Media Co
Their joint bid comes in less than 2 weeks after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to lift the 2016 limit on the number of television stations broadcasters can buy. Sources familiar with the matter at hand have disclosed that… Read More ›
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