Hyatt to buy AmeriSuites
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Hyatt Corporation, the hotel operator owned by the Pritzker family, yesterday said it would buy the AmeriSuites chain from Blackstone, the private equity group, in a deal believed to be worth about $600m.
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PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. PHS.N  said on Wednesday it agreed to buy American Medical Security  Group Inc. AMZ.N for $502 million, in a bid by the health  insurer to broaden into the individual and small-business  markets.
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The insurance giant will buy Travelers Life & Annuity, and most of Citigroup's foreign insurance units, for $11.5 billion.
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Global Hyatt, the hotel company controlled by the Pritzker family of Chicago, said Wednesday that it would sell a minority stake to a group of investors, including Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, for $1 billion. The deal, which is the latest step in the familyâs restructuring of its holdings, seemed to damp speculation that Hyatt is headed [...].
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Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE:AHT) said Monday it has agreed to buy a 21-property, 4,094-room hotel portfolio for $250 million, including assumed debt.
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Consumer products company Jarden Corp.  JAH.N on Monday said it would buy American Household Inc. for  $745.6 million, adding Mr. Coffee and an array of other  housewares to its product line.
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Blackstone Group's  agreed deal to buy Hilton Hotels Corp.  this week showed that buyout firms will happily layer big premiums on the right target and can still feel confident about debt financing.
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Hyatt Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to buy the 143-hotel AmeriSuites chain in an estimated $600 million-plus deal that analysts said makes the luxury hotel company more of a well-rounded rival to much bigger Marriott International Inc.
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A look at prospective buyers for Ameristar Casinos.
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Hyatt Corp., the Chicago-based hotelier owned by the infighting Pritzker family, agreed to buy the AmeriSuites chain of 143 hotels to tap rising demand from corporate travelers for upscale self-service rooms.
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Newton-based Hospitality Properties Trust , the owner of 310 hotels, has agreed to buy TravelCenters of America Inc. for about $1.9 billion, adding 161 rest stops along US highways that sell food and fuel to truckers and other motorists.
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Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE: AHT ) is buying a 21-property, 4,094-room hotel portfolio for $250 million, including assumed debt.
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Online brokerage firm Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Thursday that chief executive officer Joe Moglia has agreed to extend his contract at least through the current fiscal year, which ends Sept.
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US buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is buying Masonite International (MHM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (MHM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a Canadian-based maker of building products, in an all-cash deal worth C$3.1
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Two private equity firms will buy Sabre Holdings Corp. , owner of the Travelocity hotel and flight-booking Web site, for $4.45 billion as they look to profit from a boom in travel services.
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Hotel workers' union Unite Here said  on Monday a tentative agreement had been struck with hotel  group Hyatt in Chicago, covering 1,900 workers in four hotels.
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Real estate investment trust   Hospitality Properties Trust HPT.N on Monday said it agreed   to buy TravelCenters of America Inc., which operates food and   gas service stations along highways, for about $1.9 billion.