Vista, Blackstone To Buy Software Firm Smartsheet For $8.4 Billion Vista and Blackstone are set to acquire Smartsheet for $8.4 billion in cash. International Business Times · Sep 25, 2024
Amazon, Tesla and Meta among world’s top companies undermining democracy – report Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2024
Leaving the light on: Budget chain Motel 6 gets sold for $525 million The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024
How to get a job at Thoma Bravo, one of the most sought after PE firms How to get a job at Thoma Bravo, one of the most sought after PE firms Fortune · Sep 11, 2024
Blackstone Hiked Rent Prices At Double The Market Rate in San Diego, Allegedly Uses RealPage's Rent Fixing Software: Report Blackstone has aggressively expanded its real estate empire since 2021, owning 350,000 rental units while fighting rent control measures and allegedly using rent-fixing software that is being probed for financially impacting millions of renters. International Business Times UK · Sep 5, 2024
How to get hired at KKR, the PE giant that accepts fewer than 1% of intern applicants KKR receives 7,000 applications each year for its summer internships. The process, which can lead to an analyst position, involves multiple interviews and an IQ test. Fortune · Sep 5, 2024
Is Blackstone Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq? Blackstone outperformed relative to the broader Nasdaq Composite over the past year, and Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Sep 3, 2024
Blackstone-led Consortium Nears $13.5B Deal To Buy Australia's AirTrunk: Report Blackstone consortium is inching its way closer to acquiring AirTrunk in $13.5 billion deal. International Business Times · Sep 3, 2024
APO Stock’s Unusual Options Activity Suggests a Long Strangle Is the Bet to Make Alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management had three unusually active options in Wednesday's trading. Two of them suggest that a long strangle is the bet to make heading into Labor Day weekend. Barchart · Aug 29, 2024
Private equity is finally coming for the NFL: Here's who's making a play for a piece of the action Many PE firms don’t have much experience investing in sports teams. They do have the money the NFL wants and needs. Fortune · Aug 22, 2024
Blackstone sells 3,000 homes worth £405m to UK’s biggest pension fund Universities Superannuation Scheme acquires shared ownership properties from US private equity group The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024
I used the Weber Slate 36 "rust-resistant" griddle for an entire month — and I'm never buying a traditional grill again The Weber Slate 36 is the ultimate griddle thanks to a pre-seasoned cooktop, extra storage/shelving, and a high-quality cooking experience. Tom’s Guide · Aug 10, 2024
Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman hits newt trouble amid £80m Wiltshire estate revamp Stephen Schwarzman has been complaining to chancellor Rachel Reeves about the problems he’s been having with the UK’s planning process The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024
Blackstone president’s advice for success on Wall Street: Fight your finance bro nature Blackstone COO and president Jon Gray told his new intern class the secrets to getting hired and sticking around. Fortune · Aug 1, 2024
Fortune · Jul 18, 2024 How old is too old? How President Biden stacks up against the 7 oldest CEOs on the Fortune 500 The age of chief executives on this list ranges from their late 70s to early 90s.
Fortune · Jul 16, 2024 Meet 9 power players in the private credit industry set to be a $3.5 trillion profit center for Wall Street. Many of the biggest private credit firms are also well-known PE firms
International Business Times · Jul 10, 2024 Music Catalog Fund Hipgnosis Sold To Blackstone Shareholders of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, which in recent years made waves by helping popularize music rights as an asset class, have voted to accept a $1.6 billion takeover from US private equity firm Blackstone, filings showed Tuesday.
Barchart · Jul 4, 2024 Earnings Preview: What to Expect From Blackstone’s Report As Blackstone prepares to unveil its second-quarter earnings this month, analysts anticipate a low-double-digit increase in its bottom line.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024 Labour is putting its plans for Britain in the hands of private finance. It could end badly Handing vital infrastructure to big finance will generate windfalls for investors and leave the rest of us worse off. We need a better plan, says Daniela Gabor, a professor of economics and macrofinance at UWE Bristol
Livingetc · Jun 25, 2024 How to Clean a Blackstone Griddle — This Will Keep Your Grill Working Its Best All Summer BBQ season can often leave your grill looking a little worse for wear, so here's what you need to do to give it a good scrub down, according to experts
Barchart · Jun 19, 2024 Is Blackstone Stock Underperforming the S&P 500? Blackstone has been underperforming the S&P 500 recently, and Wall Street analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s outlook.
Homes & Gardens · Jun 15, 2024 I just found hundreds of dollars off grills and pizza ovens in Wayfair's Anniversary sale There are plenty of cheap grills and pizza ovens in Wayfair's Anniversary sale. I went through hundreds of deals to find the very best
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024 Happy Pride month to everyone! Except the landlords and asset managers bleeding dry queer culture Asset managers are hoovering up Britain’s LGBTQ+ venues, with potentially disastrous consequences for the gay scene, says senior data analyst Adam Almeida
Barchart · Jun 12, 2024 Bigbear.Ai and 2 More Penny Stocks Insiders Are Buying Heavy insider buying has pinged the radar on these three penny stocks lately, but are they worth adding to your portfolio this June?
Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2024 Private equity behemoth Blackstone and property investor Regis to buy £570m of affordable homes in Vistry deal The trillion-dollar asset manager Blackstone has become a larger player in the UK’s affordable housing market in recent years