Blackstone related stories
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PE, RE lawyers to advise US government on bank dealsSimpson Thacher & Bartlett, the law firm for private equity and real estate heavyweights like Blackstone, KKR and JC Flowers, will guide the government as it spends up to $250bn purchasing equity stakes in banks.
- Macquarie hits one-third mark on $6bn fundraise
The US-based infrastructure fund has also completed its first deal, with the purchase of a $363m stake in Florida-based Global Tower Partners from another Macquarie-managed infrastructure fund.
- Cerberus drops out of Equity Office fight
Alternative asset manager Cerberus has withdrawn from the consortium mulling a counter-bid for Equity Office in excess of $36 billion.
- Blackstone to invest $2bn alongside S Korean pension fund
Earlier this month, the pension struck similar deals with private equity firms, Oaktree Capital and MBK Partners. The JV will invest in real estate, stocks and bonds in South Korea.
- Report: Indian regulations stall $50m Blackstone deal
Blackstone is unlikely to finalise its deal for an increased stake in Indian construction company, Nagarjuna, owing to regulatory delays. It comes though after the country's plunging stock market wiped 68 percent from the value of the assets.
- Vornado bows to Blackstone EOP victory
Following the exit of Vornado Realty Trust from the bidding, Equity Office’s shareholders have given the green light to the largest private equity deal to date by approving Blackstone’s offer of $39bn. The deal includes a Blackstone equity check of $3.75bn.
- Prevailing winds - August 2008
The number of recent private equity investments in wind farms has been head-spinning.
- 1980's flashback
A 1986 Wall Street Journal article about Tony James shows just how much things have changed in the Manhattan real estate market.
- Thirty to watch
The PERE 30 has achieved a first: A single standard of measurement to rank all private equity real estate firms.
- Young and restless preview
PERE reveals 10 private equity real estate fund managers to watch.