Senate's Private-Equity Tax Bill Would Give Blackstone a Break
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WASHINGTON | The private equity industry's lobbying juggernaut may be able to crush proposed legislation that would increase the tax burden on firms that go public.
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The cozy world of private equity is about to become a lot less comfortable.
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Shares of private equity giant Blackstone Group bucked the general market retreat in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, surging $4.06, or 13.1 percent, to close at $35.06.
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Partners of private equity firm Blackstone Group may have devised a way to avoid paying tax on $3.7 billion raised largely in the firm's initial public offering last month, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate, in an unusual Sunday session, saw its effort to pass a sweeping corporate tax bill grind to a halt in the face of delaying tactics by a Louisiana senator upset that the measure did not include pay support for members of the Reserves and National Guard.    By a 66-14 vote, lawmakers did agree to limit debate on the tax bill, which provides $136 billion in new tax breaks for businesses $10.1 billion to buy out tobacco farmers' government quotas...
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After months of hype, hoopla and controversy, the Blackstone Group went public, and with it, lost its âprivate equityâ moniker.
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U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman  of the Senate Banking Committee, said on Tuesday he plans to  look at the potential impact of legislation that would sharply  raise taxes on private equity firms going public, such as  Blackstone Group LP .
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House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi's plan to repeal tax breaks for oil companies in the first 100 hours of the new Congress could face roadblocks in the Senate.
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Blackstone Group LP  units slid 5.2 percent on Tuesday, closing below the $31 price the private equity giant fetched in its initial public offering last week, as investors fretted the private equity boom may have peaked.
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As Congress debates taxes on hedge funds and private equity firms, Blackstone has devised a way for its partners to avoid paying taxes on $3.7 billion.
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Blackstone Group LP  units tumbled more than 6 percent in Tuesday morning trade, falling below the $31 price the private equity giant fetched in its initial public offering last week.
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A leveraged buyout of Virgin Media   would rely heavily on tax benefits for returns to any  private equity buyer, just as the industry faces mounting  criticism over the use of other types of tax breaks.
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The Senate is expected to follow the lead of the House and pass a major overhaul of corporate tax law that would dole out $136 billion in new tax breaks to a wide array of US companies and provide a $10.
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Vornado Realty Trust  withdrew its cash and stock proposal to acquire Equity Office Properties Trust  on Wednesday, paving the way for private equity firm Blackstone Group to take over the top U.S. office landlord for $23 billion.
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Blackstone Group LP , which is  preparing to go public, said on Friday that proposed U.S.  Senate legislation on the taxation of private equity firms  could materially increase its tax liability and lower the  partnership&#39;s value.
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Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Friday that would more than double taxes on the pay of managers of private equity funds, hedge funds and other investment partnerships.
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Partners of private equity firm Blackstone Group LP  may have devised a way to avoid paying tax on $3.7 billion raised largely in the firm's initial public offering last month, a regulatory filing shows.