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SAC hires private equity teamHedge fund behemoth SAC Capital is preparing to launch an Asia-focused private equity investment platform under the direction of three professionals who worked together at Ripplewood, according to market sources.
- Update: Equity Office reaffirms Blackstone bid
Sam Zell’s US real estate group has voted to accept the private equity giant’s bid of $54 per share, despite Vornado Realty Trust’s offer of $56 per share.
- Goldman advises Sainsbury consortium
Three buyout heavyweights CVC, KKR and Blackstone are mulling a bid for the UK-listed grocer on the advice of Goldman Sachs, which would join in, if an offer goes ahead.
- Blackstone starts selling after biggest ever buyout
The Blackstone Group yesterday sealed a hard-fought victory in the $40 billion battle for Equity Office Properties. Now its thoughts will turn to making sure its investment bears fruit, writes James Taylor.
- Nomura to buy stake in Fortress(3)
New York-based private investment giant Fortress Investment, which is preparing for an IPO, will sell a 15 percent stake to Tokyo-based Nomura Holdings in a deal worth $888m.
- Blackstone hits back in biggest ever bidding war
Blackstone has looked to strike a knockout blow in the battle for Equity Office, a US real estate business owned by Sam Zell, by increasing its bid to $38.3 billion and ramping up its break fee.
- Buyout firms in $50bn fundraising bonanza
Blackstone, KKR and Terra Firma are set to raise fund vehicles totalling nearly $50 billion in the coming weeks.
- Vornado increases Equity Office bid above $40bn
The battle to secure the largest leveraged buyout to date has taken a further twist, after the rival consortium of real estate investors submitted a second counter-bid worth $41 billion for US property business Equity Office.
- Nomura to buy stake in Fortress(2)
New York-based private investment giant Fortress Investment, which is preparing for an IPO, will sell a 15 percent stake to Tokyo-based Nomura Holdings in a deal worth $888m.
- Nomura to buy stake in Fortress
New York-based private investment giant Fortress Investment, which is preparing for an IPO, will sell a 15 percent stake to Tokyo-based Nomura Holdings in a deal worth $888m.