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6 Mar 2008, 4:40 am
Roberto Cavalli is ready to sell a stake to a private equity fund in a move to finance its development, and buyout shops like the Blackstone Group and the Carlyle Group are reportedly interested. [read post]
31 May 2011, 1:01 pm by By DEALBOOK
Shares of Herald National Bank, a small, New York-based bank, rose more than 15 percent on Tuesday after Bloomberg News reported that BankUnited, a lender backed by the Blackstone Group and the Carlyle Group, was nearing an agreement to buy it. [read post]
13 Jun 2008, 7:44 pm
A group of investors led by NBC Universal and the Blackstone Group is near a deal to buy The Weather Channel for more than $3 billion, people briefed on the negotiations said. [read post]
1 Jul 2008, 12:44 pm
This group includes Stephen Schwarzman, the chief executive of the giant private equity firm Blackstone Group. [read post]
2 Jan 2008, 5:15 am
The sale of minority stakes held by the Blackstone Group and Providence Equity Partners in Freedom Communications, a newspaper group, has been halted because banks have balked at financing the deal because of the credit crisis and a poor outlook for print media. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 5:35 pm
Federal authorities accused two merger and acquisitions advisers at UBS and the Blackstone Group of giving information to an insider trading ring that included a former money manager at the Jefferies Group in a scheme that generated more than $11.6 million in illegal profits, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. [read post]
14 Sep 2007, 5:43 am
Cadbury Schweppes turned down a bid for its North American drinks business from a private equity group that included Blackstone Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, according to news reports Friday. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 6:40 am by By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
The Blackstone Group's co-founder delivered more than a few zingers at a top Catholic charity dinner on Thursday, picking on politics, Bank of America -- and himself. [read post]
11 Oct 2010, 3:24 am by By DEALBOOK
Extended Stay, which last year filed the largest bankruptcy by a U.S. hotel owner, exited Chapter 11 Friday, after its $3.93 billion sale to Centerbridge Partners, Paulson & Co. and the Blackstone Group was completed. [read post]
13 May 2010, 4:39 am by By DEALBOOK
Silver Lake may join fellow private equity firms the Blackstone Group, Thomas H. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 9:12 am by By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Dynegy's biggest investor named two director candidates for the energy company's board, as it continues to campaign against a $4.7 billion sale to the Blackstone Group. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 6:28 pm by By KEVIN ROOSE
Private equity firms like the Blackstone Group, which collectively oversee thousands of companies, are using their size and scope to pressure suppliers, set their own prices and exert their influence in a range of industries. [read post]
10 Jun 2011, 3:56 am by Tom Huddleston Jr.
Schneirov co-led a team advising The Blackstone Group on the announced $1 billion sale of the private equity firm's stake in Universal Studios Orlando to NBCUniversal. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 3:42 am by By DEALBOOK
CVC Capital Partners is in talks to take a 30 percent stake in Merlin Entertainments, as rival private equity firm the Blackstone Group looks to reduce its stake in the business, Reuters reported. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 2:29 pm by By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Michaels Stores, the arts and crafts retailer owned by the Blackstone Group and Bain Capital, plans to file to go public as soon as next week, in what could be one of the biggest initial public offerings of the year. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 7:55 pm by By PETER LATTMAN
Aaron Nagler, who works in the Blackstone Group's public affairs office, runs CheeseheadTV.com, the most popular fan-run Web site about the Green Bay Packers. [read post]
9 Apr 2010, 5:02 am by By DEALBOOK
Hilton Worldwide, the operator of the Hilton hotel chain and a portfolio company of the Blackstone Group, said late on Thursday that it has reorganized its hefty debt load, cutting $4 billion in obligations and pushing back maturities. [read post]
27 Aug 2008, 9:12 pm
A man accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from his son-in-law, an executive of the Blackstone Group, on Wednesday blamed the private equity firm for his "malicious" arrest and charges, Reuters reported. [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 8:24 am by By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Schwarzman, the Blackstone Group's chairman and chief executive, spoke about the firm's strong fourth-quarter earnings from his new temporary home in Paris. [read post]
8 Jan 2010, 6:06 am by By DEALBOOK
A former analyst at SAC Capital Management has been identified as a key figure in an insider trading case involving a former Blackstone Group banker, according to press reports. [read post]