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  • Apollo and Abu Dhabi disagree about 10% stake’s $1.5bn value(3)
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    Apollo Management is reportedly in a dispute over the valuation of the firm in its attempt to sell a 10 percent stake to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

  • Blackstone finds room for $26bn buyout of Hilton(3)
    Robin Marriott- 4 January 2013

    Already the owner of 100,000 hotel rooms globally, the buyout firm is adding another 480,000 to its portfolio through the acquisition of legendary hotel group Hilton.

  • ‘BX’ slowly climbs back above IPO price(2)
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    Blackstone units began to trade today above their $31 IPO price, climbing back from the $28.75 low it hit last Friday, the stock’s first trading day. The market could change directions again next week as US congressmen begin hearings on private equity.

  • Blackstone to acquire medical supplier for $1.6bn(2)
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    The Blackstone Group plans to acquire DJP, a supplier of musculoskeletal and vascular health services and supplies, as an add on for its portfolio company ReAble Therapeutics.

  • Blackstone finds room for $26bn buyout of Hilton(2)
    Robin Marriott- 4 January 2013

    Already the owner of 100,000 hotel rooms globally, the buyout firm is adding another 480,000 to its portfolio through the acquisition of legendary hotel group Hilton.

  • KKR files for $1.25bn listing(3)
    Sharon Lim- 4 January 2013

    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts will become the latest alternative asset manager to raise funds on the public market, after revealing plans for a $1.25 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange before the end of the year.

  • Secondary buyout record fuels industry concerns
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    The volume of secondary buyouts so far this year is already 15 percent higher than the total for the whole of 2006. Many industry observers believe this is a sign that the industry is approaching the top of the current cycle.

  • Blackstone finds room for $26bn buyout of Hilton
    Robin Marriott- 4 January 2013

    Already the owner of 100,000 hotel rooms globally, the buyout firm is adding another 480,000 to its portfolio through the acquisition of legendary hotel group Hilton.

  • KKR files for $1.25bn listing(2)
    Sharon Lim- 4 January 2013

    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts will become the latest alternative asset manager to raise funds on the public market, after revealing plans for a $1.25 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange before the end of the year.

  • Blackstone considers $400m China petrochemical deal(6)
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    The Blackstone Group is said to be mulling a $400 million investment in China’s largest petrochemicals company. The news follows a disappointing NYSE debut for Blackstone’s management company, in which the Chinese government invested $3 billion.