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Company in the news
Blackstone Asia tactical opportunities founding member Menes Chee retires after 15 years
Since its founding in 2012, Blackstone’s tactical opportunities division has grown into a unit with US$35 billion ($45.60 billion) of assets.
October 08, 2024
Investing strategies
Blackstone sees Asia as growth engine as US rate cut gives boost
Talks to sell a minority stake in VFS Global are making good progress in Singapore, says Amit Dixit of Blackstone.
September 19, 2024
M&A
Temasek said to near stake purchase in Blackstone-owned VFS
VFS has a large presence in India, where it provides visa application services for the US consulate across cities in the country.
September 15, 2024
Data centres
Blackstone to acquire data centre operator AirTrunk for A$24 bil
The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval, marks Blackstone’s largest investment in the Asia Pacific.
September 04, 2024
Property
Warburg Pincus-Lendlease JV platform acquires $1.6 bil portfolio of assets in Singapore
The assets were acquired from entities associated with Blackstone and Soilbuild’s executive chairman Lim Chap Huat.
August 27, 2024
Company in the news
Blackstone, GIC and others sell GBP1.6 bil stake in LSEG
The selling consortium is made up of the former owners of Refinitiv, the firm that LSEG acquired for US$27 billion in 2021.
May 15, 2024
Property
CDL buys Paris hotel from Blackstone for $356 mil, Mingtiandi reports
CDL had bought St Katharine Docks from Blackstone last March
March 03, 2024
Digital Economy
Blackstone is building a US$25 billion empire of power-hungry data centres
With the AI boom taking hold, the Metas and Microsofts of the world are increasingly relying on landlords for the space
January 30, 2024
Company in the news
Consortium including GIC, Blackstone and Thomson Reuters plan GBP2.3 bil LSE share sale
The group plans to offload 28.3 million shares, according to a regulatory filing.
September 07, 2023
Private equity
The ugly side of private equity
Why does PE get such bad publicity? For one thing, it has traditionally 'extracted' wealth, rather than creating wealth
August 10, 2023