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A leisurely approach to buyouts(3)Amid reports that the Blackstone Group is considering a flotation of restaurant group Tragus, a new report reveals that private equity firms are now the most active investors in UK leisure property.
- Blackstone, ChemChina eye A$3bn take-private
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.
- Carlyle sells stake to Abu Dhabi government fund(4)
The US alternative assets group has sold a further 7.5 percent stake in itself to a strategic investor, valuing David Rubenstein's firm at $20 billion. It sold 5.5 percent to CalPERS in 2000.
- Blackstone ramps up lobbying power(3)
As US legislators consider raising taxes on carry and publicly traded partnerships, Blackstone has drastically increased its spending on tax lobbyists this year, paying out $3.7 million in the first half of the year.
- Carried interest consumes US Capitol(3)
The Senate Finance Committee held its third hearing on carried interest today, while the House Ways and Means Committee simultaneously held an all-day tax hearing that touched on the subject.
- Mega-fundraisings face cloudy future(3)
Several of the world’s biggest private equity firms are already consulting with LPs about their next funds, but uncertainties about the pace of dealmaking and size of allocations are hampering these efforts.
- Carried interest consumes US Capitol(2)
The Senate Finance Committee held its third hearing on carried interest today, while the House Ways and Means Committee simultaneously held an all-day tax hearing that touched on the subject.
- The Blackstone Group opens office in Tokyo
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
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.
- Blackstone closes $1.3bn debt fund
The buyout group continues to enhance its debt market activities with closure of its first ever ‘credit liquidity’ fund.