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  • Alliance Data abandons Blackstone lawsuit
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    Alliance Data Systems has dropped its case against Blackstone less than two weeks after suing the private equity firm to force an agreed $7.8 billion buyout.

  • Three Delta drops Sainsbury’s bid after Qatari talks(3)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Three Delta has withdrawn its bid for Sainsbury’s citing the problems in the credit markets and an equity increase demanded by the UK supermarket’s pension trustees.

  • Blackstone, ChemChina eye A$3bn take-private(4)
    Sharon Lim- 4 January 2013

    The Blackstone Group and China National Chemical Corporation are part of a consortium offering A$3 billion to take private an Australia-listed agricultural chemicals maker.

  • Blackstone, ChemChina eye A$3bn take-private(3)
    Sharon Lim- 4 January 2013

    The Blackstone Group and China National Chemical Corporation are part of a consortium offering A$3 billion to take private an Australia-listed agricultural chemicals maker.

  • The Blackstone Group opens office in Tokyo(4)
    Sharon Lim- 4 January 2013

    The Blackstone Group has recently opened an office in Tokyo, headed by Alan Miyasaki, who has moved from New York to spearhead the group’s real estate investment activity.

  • Tchenguiz, PE eye pub chain
    Dave Keating- 4 January 2013

    A day after pub operator Mitchells & Butlers revealed losses of £422m, the property tycoon is reportedly looking to team with Apax, Cinven, CVC or Permira in an effort to grab the chain.

  • Blackstone, ChemChina eye A$3bn take-private(2)
    Sharon Lim- 4 January 2013

    The Blackstone Group and China National Chemical Corporation are part of a consortium offering A$3 billion to take private an Australia-listed agricultural chemicals maker.

  • The Blackstone Group opens office in Tokyo(3)
    Sharon Lim- 4 January 2013

    The Blackstone Group has recently opened an office in Tokyo, headed by Alan Miyasaki, who has moved from New York to spearhead the group’s real estate investment activity.

  • Elevation makes 2x on first exit(4)
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    Two years after merging video game developers BioWare and Pandemic, Elevation Partners has doubled its money by selling the combined company to Electronic Arts, led by former Elevation partner John Riccitiello.

  • Merrill Lynch wins dentist auction
    Toby Lewis- 4 January 2013

    The global bank’s private equity arm has bought a UK dentist, reportedly seeing off competition from rival firms including Blackstone and Bridgepoint.