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The Blackstone Group L.P.

5/26/2012, 5:49 PM ET
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  • Wednesday 11:31 AM CVC Capital Partners is planning to raise as much as $13.5B for a European buyout fund, according to sources, joining a wave of investors (CG, BX, among others) looking to pick up cheap assets on the continent.
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    [Financials]
  • Tuesday 3:29 AM Blackstone (BX) will buy Accor's troubled U.S. budget hotel business for $1.9B. Accor, a French hotel group, is trying to focus on growth outside the U.S., while Blackstone wants to invest "significant capital" in Motel 6 properties to "accelerate the expansion of the franchise base."
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    [M&A, Top Stories]
  • Monday 10:58 AM Blackstone (BX +0.8%), BC Partners and PAI are the three left standing in the bidding for Iglo Group, Europe's biggest frozen food company, in a deal the could reach €2.9B, Reuters reports. While Iglo increased sales and profit in 2011, it operates in a low-growth sector as consumers shift to fresh and chilled products.
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    [M&A, Consumer]
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Company Description

Blackstone is a leading manager of private capital and provider of financial advisory services. We are one of the largest independent managers of private capital in the world, with assets under management of $98.2 billion as of December 31, 2009. Our alternative asset management businesses... More

Sector: Financial
Industry: Asset Management
Country: United States