Blackstone Group
Blackstone-backed Clarion Events expands to US
Acquisition is the third bolt-on for Clarion this year after Premium Group and Global Sources
Blackstone backed-Clarion acquires Global Sources
Group will be led by the existing Clarion management team and will operate as Clarion Events
Blackstone Energy backs Blue Water's Mime Petroleum
Blackstone Energy, along with Blue Water, has agreed an initial investment of up to $1bn
Waterland sells Premium Group to Blackstone's Clarion
Blackstone acquired London-based Clarion from Providence Equity Partners in July 2017
Blackstone sells AAG to Genuine Parts Company for $2bn
Deal values auto parts business at more than three times the figure at which Blackstone acquired it
IK sells Schenck Process to Blackstone after 10-year holding
Vendor originally purchased the company in a buyout with an estimated EV of €450m in September 2007
Blackstone-backed AAG buys Klapper Autoteile
Andreas Klapper was the company's sole shareholder prior to the transaction and will remain CEO
Blackstone to acquire JOA from Alchemy
Alchemy had taken a majority stake in JOA in 2014 through a quarternary buyout
Blackstone et al. buy stake in Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs
Deal comes four years after the consortium of investors acquired a majority stake
Blackstone and CVC to buy PaySafe in £2.96bn deal
Transaction would value equity in the digital payments company at around 13x its 2016 EBITDA
Blackstone-backed Cloudreach bolts on Cloudamize
Deal is the first acquisition by the cloud service provider under the GP's tenure
Bridgepoint acquires Miller Homes from GSO in £655m deal
Under the vendor's tenure, the business disposed of its heavy construction and mining divisions
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of £103m from £565m in sales in 2016
Blackstone acquires Clarion Events
Private equity house acquires the business from Providence Equity Partners
Brexit one year on: Flight to Luxembourg?
Many firms are keeping their options open with regards to future headquarters and fund domiciling, though some are looking to Luxembourg
Blackstone acquires The Office Group in £500m deal
Flexible and shared work space provider will look to expand across London and continental Europe
Blackstone to hand Jack Wolfskin to lenders in debt-for-equity swap
Coordinating committee has agreed to write off €80m of debt, reducing outstanding liabilities to €210m
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities backs De Nora
The US-based private equity firm is reported to have acquired a 35% stake in the Italian manufacturer
Blackstone buys majority stake in Cloudreach
Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in Cloudreach, a global cloud service provider headquartered in London.
Blackstone acquires Acetow from Solvay for €1bn
Sale, representing a 7x EBITDA multiple, should help Solvay reduce debt with €150m capital gain
Blackstone-backed Siccar Point bolts on OMV in $1bn deal
Deal marks the second bolt-on by the Blackstone- and Blue Water-backed oil company
KKR, Advent, Apollo et al. endorse ILPA’s reporting template
Insitutional Limited Partners Association receives support from major GPs for standardised reporting
Albion Ventures injects £3m into Convertr Media
Deal is one of many investments in the digital marketing space made by the GP
Pension fund Lacera increases exposure to non-US funds
LP has previously made investments in CVC's European funds, as well as many mid-market funds