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By Devin Banerjee, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2013
Blackstone Group LP, the world’s biggest buyout firm, said first-quarter profit rose as market gains lifted the carrying value of its holdings. The shares fell after the company said a lackluster economy may curtail investing.
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By Michael P. Regan, Bloomberg |
March 25, 2013
Stocks erased gains following a report that a European official said the Cyprus bank- restructuring plan should be seen as a template for the rest of the euro region.
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By Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg |
March 22, 2013
Global regulators are planning to crack down on banks that underestimate their capital requirements because of the way they use credit-default swaps and other instruments to lower the amount of risk on their books.
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By Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Bloomberg |
February 7, 2013
Tankers that carry about half of the refined oil products transported by sea will lose money for the next five years as an oversupply of the vessels caps earnings, said McQuilling Services LLP.
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By Aaron Ricadela, Bloomberg |
February 5, 2013
Dell Inc., the world’s third-biggest maker of personal computers, is going private in a deal valued at $24.4 billion, undertaking the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis.
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By Aaron Kirchfeld, Bloomberg |
December 27, 2012
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the operator of aquatic amusement parks owned by buyout firm Blackstone Group LP, filed for an initial public offering today.
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By Stephanie Ruhle, Zachary R. Mider and Nina Mehta, Bloomberg |
December 19, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc.’s decision to pursue a takeover by Getco LLC gives its shareholders, mostly Wall Street firms, an opportunity for stock appreciation while surrendering the certainty of cash.
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By Nina Mehta and Stephanie Ruhle, Bloomberg |
November 29, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc. capped its biggest rally in nine years after getting takeover offers from Getco LLC and Virtu Financial LLC, setting up a bidding war that may end its 17-year history as an independent company.
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By Jason Kelly |
October 2, 2012
Carlyle Group LP bought commodities hedge-fund manager Vermillion Asset Management LLC, adding $2.2 billion in commodities assets as the firm expands.
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By Tomoko Yamazaki and Bei Hu |
September 24, 2012
The world’s fastest economic growth isn’t helping Asia’s hedge funds.
