Blackstone Group
EQT sells Desotec to Blackstone
Deal reportedly values the company at an EV of around €800m, corresponding to a multiple of 27x EBITDA
Epidemic Sound raises $450m from EQT, Blackstone
Deal values the Swedish royalty-free music platform at $1.4bn
PE-backed Oatly could list as early as May – report
Company was previously considering listing in Hong Kong, but is now looking at the US, according to reports
Blackstone to acquire Bourne Leisure
Blackstone Capital Partners and Blackstone Real Estate Partners will acquire the company together
Blackstone, Carlyle in talks to take Signature Aviation private
Blackstone is currently investing from Blackstone Capital Partners VIII, which closed on $26bn
Blackstone exits De Nora in €1.2bn deal
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, which owned a minority stake in the company
Blackstone Core Equity Partners II closes on $8bn
BCEP II follows a long-hold private equity strategy, with an investment period of 15 years
Blackstone invests in $500m round for Ki
Blackstone is currently investing from its third-generation Tactical Opportunities fund
Blackstone leads £50m capital injection for NEC
Blackstone originally invested in NEC in 2018, drawing equity from its Total Alternatives Solution IV
OakNorth Bank provides fund facility to BlueGem
Key investors include Glendower Capital, Blackstone's Strategic Partners and BMO Global Asset Management
Blackstone-backed Superbet acquires Lucky 7
Blackstone acquired a minority stake through its Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund I in 2019
Blackstone leads $200m round for Oatly
Oprah Winfrey, Roc Nation, Natalie Portman, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz also take part in the round
Blackstone Life Sciences V closes on $4.6bn
Fund invests in late-stage rounds of established life science companies and emerging businesses
Blackstone to continue preparations to acquire NIBC
Blackstone's offer comprises 995 euro cents per share, including the final dividend of 33 cents
KKR, Henkel in final bid for Coty nail and hair – report
Advent and a consortium of Cinven and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority reportedly left the process
Thyssenkrupp receives elevator unit bids from two consortia
€16bn deal would be the largest in Germany’s history and the third highest ever in Europe
Lone Star in talks to acquire BASF's chemicals division
Final stage of the auction process comes after BASF began looking for a buyer at the end of 2018
Blackstone backs $570m FerGene investment
Ferring is based in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, with 60 subsidiaries globally and 6,500 employees
Blackstone to buy stake in MagicLab in $3bn deal
London-based MagicLab owns social networking and dating apps Bumble, Badoo, Lumen and Chappy
Summit sells stake in Sipartech to Blackstone
Summit sells a minority stake in the France-based provider of dark fibre network
Advent et al. bid for ThyssenKrupp elevators division
Carlyle, CVC, KKR, and Blackstone Group are also reported to be interested in the unit
GP-stake sales controversial among LPs
LPs are naturally reticent about their GPs selling stakes in themselves, as emphasis to boost profits from management fees strengthens
Blackstone buys stake in BC Partners
Press reports put the value of the deal at around €500m for a 10-15% holding in the GP
Blackstone et al. in talks to sell Refinitiv in $27bn deal
Trade buyer LSEG and target Refinitiv's combined 2018 revenues amount to around ТЃ6bn