Blackstone to Buy Hedge Fund to Strengthen Credit Operations
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The Blackstone Group agreed to buy GSO Capital Partners as it seeks to build its credit operations amid tough market conditions.
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WASHINGTON -- Blackstone Group LP cofounders Stephen Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson have set up a way to offset taxes they pay on gains from the New York buyout firm's $4.75 billion initial public offering last month.
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The Blackstone Group  raised its bid for Equity Office Properties Trust  to $55.50 per share in cash on Tuesday after rival bidder Vornado Realty Trust  sweetened its offer in the latest step in a fight to control the top U.S. office landlord.
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Hilton Hotels Corp. said yesterday it had agreed to be acquired by Blackstone Group LP in a transaction valued at $26 billion.
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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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Blackstone Group plans to sell some New York office buildings it is acquiring from Equity Office Properties Trust  to Macklowe Properties for about $7 billion, a source close to the deal said on Wednesday.
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Equity Office Properties Trust   shareholders on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to approve  Blackstone Group's bid of $23 billion plus the assumption of  debt.
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U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group agreed on Tuesday to buy Hilton Hotels Corp. for about $26 billion, the richest in a series of recent private equity offers for hotel companies.
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Private equity firm Blackstone Group won a 3-month bidding war to acquire Equity Office Properties Trust  on Wednesday after a majority of the top U.S. office landlord's shareholders accepted Blackstone's $23 billion bid and Vornado Realty Trust  dropped out.
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BlackRock Inc. BLK.N, one of the  largest U.S. fixed income managers, on Thursday said it will  buy its far smaller competitor State Street Research &  Management Co., marking the biggest takeover in the asset  management business this year.
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The Blackstone Group plans to sell 10 buildings in downtown San Francisco to Morgan Stanley for $2.65 billion.
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U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group agreed on Tuesday to buy Hilton Hotels Corp. for about $20 billion plus debt, the richest in a series of recent private equity offers for hotel companies.
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Blackstone Group  has agreed to  buy 20 percent of chemical maker China National BlueStar  (Group) Corp for up to $600 million, the private equity groups  said on Monday, marking its first major investment in the  fast-growing market.
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Blackstone Group LP won the bidding contest for Equity Office Properties Trust after shareholders approved the $39 billion purchase in the biggest leveraged buyout ever.
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Equity Office Properties Trust said on Friday it still preferred a $54-per-share cash offer from private equity firm Blackstone Group, despite a higher cash-and-stock bid of $56 per share from Vornado Realty Trust.
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U.S. private equity firm Blackstone  Group  said on Tuesday it would buy Hilton Hotels Corp.   for about $26 billion cash.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- The Blackstone Group agreed to buy Prime Hospitality Corp., which owns Wellesley Inn and AmeriSuites hotels, for $790 million, including the assumption of debt.