Blackstone
Private equity investments in energy offer rich pickings for investors willing to take a long-term view and capitalize on global trends.
Blackstone Group has raised its exposure to former Citadel trader Nick Taylor by putting up another $50 million to co-invest with his Asia-focused hedge fund.
Private equity property funds run by Blackstone and Morgan Stanley have agreed to pay A$640 million ($621 million) to acquire a A$1.9 billion portfolio of distressed property loans in Australia.
Private equity firm PAI Partners has pulled out of the race to buy Iglo Group.
Unitech, India's No. 3 property developer, on Wednesday denied a newspaper report that it was in talks to sell three of its assets for about 30 billion rupees ($541 million) to U.S. private-equity firm Blackstone.
Accor is to sell its troubled U.S. budget hotel business for $1.9 billion to private equity group Blackstone.
Calpers, the biggest U.S. public pension fund, will commit $500 million to a managed account overseen by Blackstone Group LP.
